Indigenous Honorary Doctorates
In recognition of exceptional service, achievement, and distinction, The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ presents Honorary Doctor of Laws and Honorary Doctor of Letters to select individuals twice annually at Convocation (autumn and spring).
In alphabetical order:
Ida Bear, Hon. PhD - Indigenous language educator and advocate
Dr. Cindy Blackstock, Hon. PhD - children, youth and family advocate
Annie Boulanger, Hon. PhD - Indigenous language educator and advocate
Dr. Martin Brokenleg, Hon. PhD - educator, psychologist, and author
Maria Campbell, Hon. PhD - activist, educator, and writer
Tantoo Cardinal, Hon. PhD - actor
David Chartrand, Hon. PhD - President of the Manitoba Métis Federation
Ruth Christie, Hon. PhD - community-based scholar, knowledge keeper, and storyteller
Sheila Watt Cloutier, Hon. PhD - environmental activist and ambassador for the North
Dave Courchene, Hon. PhD - Elder and knowledge keeper devoted to environmental stewardship
Lorraine Coutu-Lavallee, June Bruce, and Agathe Chartrand (Special) - knowledge keepers
Sandra DeLaronde, Hon. PhD - advocate, activist, and matriarch
Olive Dickason, Hon. PhD - journalist, scholar, and Elder
Georges Erasmus, Hon. PhD - former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations
Phil Fontaine, Hon. PhD - former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations
Elijah Harper, Hon. PhD - first elected First Nation member of the Manitoba Legislature
Tomson Highway, Hon. PhD - award-winning author, playwright
Josie Hill, Hon. PhD - community activist
Tom Jackson, Hon. PhD - entertainer and philanthropist
Tobasonakwut Kinew, Hon. PhD - teacher and Elder
Albert McLeod, Hon. PhD - community organizer, educator, and Elder
Diane Redsky, Hon. PhD - leader and advocate
Murray Sinclair, Hon. PhD - Manitoba's first Aboriginal judge and Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Canadian Senator
Leslie Spillett, Hon. PhD - activist and advocate
Alejandro Toledo, Hon. PhD - Indigenous leader and former President of Peru
Dr. Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Hon. PhD - leader in Indigenous Education theory and practice
Dr. Alex Wilson, Hon. PhD - educator, scholar, and researcher