Dawnis Kennedy

Minawaanigogiizhigok is a second degree Midewiwin (Way of the Heart) person and was raised as Ogijiidaakwe (Warrior woman/Woman of a Big Heart) by the Ogijiidaa Society and elders of her home community Bagwaanishkoziibing (Roseau River Anishinaabe First Nation). Also known as Dawnis Kennedy, Minawaanigogiizhigok is of both European and Ojibwe Anishinaabe lineage and is dedicated to reclaiming both traditions in her life and in her work. A Trudeau Foundation Scholar and Yellowhead Institute Research Fellow, She has recently joined the Criminal Justice Department at the University of Winnipeg as an Assistant Professor. She has been called upon to articulate practices of Anishinaabe education, to offer testimony as a legal expert regarding Anishinaabe legal traditions and family law, and to support youth seeking connection in community. In the footsteps of all her ancestors, Minawaanigogiizhigok continues to learn and to grow, taking joy in this good life and supporting others seeking to do the same.