Beth Leonard

Background

About Beth Leonard

I am Deg Xit’an Athabascan and member of the Shageluk Tribe of interior Alaska. My father is James Dementi, who was raised in the traditional subsistence lifestyle. My mother is the late Reverend Jean Dementi, originally from California. My research interests include Indigenous research methodologies, Dene'/Athabascan oral traditions and languages, Indigenous higher education, and Alaska Native teacher preparation. Courses: CCS/ED604: Documenting Indigenous Knowledge ANL/CCS/RD690:[International] Seminar in Cross-Cultural Studies CCS693: Indigenous Oral Traditions and Research CCS693: Writing for Publication CCS693: Indigenous Knowledge[s] and Science in Global Contexts Professional Service: Co-Chair, Alaska Native Studies Council Education Peer Review, Fulbright Core Program, Council for the International Exchange of Scholars Editorial Review Boards Journal of American Indian Education Native American & Indigenous Studies Journal Indigenous Issues Committee, UArctic Doyon Foundation Language Revitalization Committee