Doris Boissoneau
| Doris Boissoneau | |
|---|---|
| Died | 2016 |
| Occupation | professor and advocate |
Doris Boissoneau was a language and culture advocate from Garden River.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- Home community: Garden River[1]
- July 2016: She was a former Ojibwe language professor who taught at Sault College, Bay Mills Community College, and for the Ministry of Education. She served as a band councillor and was a member of the Anishinaabemowin Teg Elders Senate. Her contributions to language preservation earned her the Order of Ontario, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, the Diamond Jubilee Medal, and an Anishinabek Lifetime Achievement Award. She was instrumental in coordinating language conferences in Sault Michigan and helped start Eagle Staff Gatherings.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Anishinabek remember and grieve the passing of language and culture advocate Doris Boissoneau", Anishinabek News, 28 July 2016 (archived copy; original article).