Curator Led Discussion - National Indigenous Peoples Day

Dawn T Maracle, M. Ed. is the founder and Executive Director of the nationally registered not-for-profit HOPES (Healing Our Peoples through Education, Sports, and Social justice) Indigenous Training Network. A Mohawk who sits with the Bear Clan from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Dawn was first exposed to Haudenosaunee culture and language by her grandmother, Beaulah Hill, whom she lived with as a child. An early teacher was hereditary Chief Jacob Thomas along with many Haudenosaunee and Indigenous Elders, Traditional Teachers and Knowledge carriers from across Canada and around the globe.

Dawn T Maracle obtained a BAH from Trent University in Native Studies, a B. Ed. from Queen’s University in Aboriginal Teacher Education (ATEP), an M.Ed. from OISE in Adult and Indigenous Education, and a Certificate in Indigenous Trauma-Informed Care from OFIFC-U of T. She has taught Indigenous Studies, and consulted on Indigenous issues, diversity and inclusion over three decades.