Dr. Wahéhshon Shiann Whitebean

Dr. Wahéhshon Shiann Whitebean

Dr. Wahéhshon Shiann Whitebean is a Wolf Clan Kanien’kehá:ka scholar, writer, and oral historian from the community of Kahnawà:ke. She is an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies at McGill University, where her award-winning doctoral research explored the intergenerational impacts of Indian Day Schools. Her work is deeply committed to language resurgence, ethical research practices, and community-led education.

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Dr. Wahéhshon Shiann Whitebean

On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a Kanien'kehá:ka scholar asks Montrealers to confront what they think they already know.