Edward Doolittle is Kanyen’kehake (Mohawk) from Six Nations in southern Ontario.  He earned a PhD in mathematics (partial differential equations) from the University of Toronto in 1997.  From then until 2001 he worked for Queen’s University’s Aboriginal Teacher Education Program, helping to administer the program and teaching Indigenous mathematics education. From 2000 to 2001 he studied the Mohawk language in immersion with Onkwewenna Kentsyohkwa (Our Language Group) on Six Nations. From 2001 he has been on the faculty of First Nations University and the University of Regina, currently as Associate Professor of Mathematics and Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs.  He is a Fellow of the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS), a recipient of the Adrien Pouliot Award from the CMS in recognition of significant contributions to mathematics education in Canada, and recipient of a Governor General’s Gold Medal.

Location

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Disciplines

• Cultural Studies and Ethnic Studies
• Mathematics
• Education

Affiliation

First Nations University of Canada