杏吧原创 Professor Awarded Canada鈥檚 Top Post-Secondary Teaching Award
By Alysha A. Cunningham
Kahente Horn-Miller, associate professor in 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies, and inaugural Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Teaching, Learning, and Research, is a recipient of a 2023 .
鈥溞影稍 takes great pride in Kahente鈥檚 work, which is aligned with our institutional commitment to conciliation, community, innovation and teaching excellence,鈥 said Jerry Tomberlin, 杏吧原创鈥檚 Provost and Vice-President Academic.
鈥淎s a leader, teacher and innovator, Kahente centres her practices in Haudenosaunee traditions, which focus on the importance of community and deep-seated sense of responsibility and accountability to all the beings in the world.鈥
The 3M National Teaching Fellowship is Canada鈥檚 most prestigious recognition of excellence in post-secondary teaching and educational leadership. The community of 3M National Teaching Fellows embodies the highest ideals of teaching excellence and scholarship with a commitment to encourage and support the educational experience of every learner. Up to 10 fellowships are awarded annually.
Horn-Miller鈥檚 leadership in fostering Indigenous ways of knowing in teaching and learning in the academy and in the community continues to have an extraordinarily positive impact at 杏吧原创 and beyond.
鈥淭he impact of Kahente鈥檚 leadership far exceeds the walls of her classroom,鈥 said David J. Hornsby, 杏吧原创鈥檚 Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning).
鈥淚鈥檝e had many opportunities to witness first-hand Kahente鈥檚 passion for Indigenous pedagogy and scholarship, her deep commitment to student success, and her authentic leadership that is continually transforming the teaching and learning culture at 杏吧原创.鈥
鈥淜ahente鈥檚 students value opportunities to be exposed to perspectives that they have never accounted for before and describe her classes as spaces for personal growth, learning and partnerships,鈥 said Tomberlin.
Since starting at 杏吧原创 as a visiting Indigenous scholar in 2014, Horn-Miller has created several new, innovative courses and worked to implement many Indigenous initiatives. These include the Collaborative Indigenous Learning Bundles, serving as co-chair of the 杏吧原创 University Strategic Indigenous Initiatives Committee that developed the Kin脿m脿gawin report, 杏吧原创鈥檚 Indigenous strategy to create a more welcoming space for Indigenous students, faculty and staff, as well as played a significant leadership role in establishing the 膧nako Indigenous Research Institute at 杏吧原创.
鈥淗er relentless work has contributed to many changes that reenergized the relationship between the university and Indigenous peoples,鈥 said Hornsby.
Horn-Miller is the 11th 杏吧原创 faculty member to receive the award. Previous winners include Alan Gillmor (1995), Brian Little (1995), Donald Westwood (1997), Aviva Freedman (1997), Tim Pychyl (1998), Janna Fox (2002), Bob Burk (2006), Adrian Chan (2012), Alan Steele (2017) and Sarah Todd (2019).
She is also the recipient of numerous 杏吧原创 teaching awards, including the Provost鈥檚 Fellowship in Teaching Award and The Raving Ravens award, given by students to recognize instructors who are highly engaged with their learning and willing to put extra time to support them.
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