Write 8 pages thesis on the topic verna kirkness and her life story. She became instrumental and established Ojibway and Cree in several Manitoba schools as the languages of instruction. When she was

Write 8 pages thesis on the topic verna kirkness and her life story. She became instrumental and established Ojibway and Cree in several Manitoba schools as the languages of instruction. When she was the Education Director in the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood and the National Indian Brotherhood, she participated in various development and implementation of the Manitoba Chiefs. In 1974, she cleared her B.A and later on in 1976, cleared in Bachelor in Education. She went on to master and cleared in 1980 with a Master of Education at the University of Manitoba. In the early 1980s, she was absorbed in the University of British Columbia in the faculty where she put her leadership skills for the Native Teacher Education Program. She also created the Ts’kel Graduate Program. She is credited for being the first director of the UBC’s First Nations House of Learning in 1985. She was as usual instrumental in the construction and conception of the First Nations Longhouse that was opened in 1993 on the campus (Kirkness, 2013)

As a scholar, teacher and administrator, she wrote and edited more than six books and in addition witnessed the publication of numerous articles on aboriginal education in Canada and internationally. She has inspired countless educators and students in both aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. In addition, Kirkness has successfully established through her vision and determination of new institutions that are aimed at contributing to the excellence of aboriginal education for the coming generations. Kirkness was the former president and one of the founding members of the Mokakit Indian Education Research association. The University of British Columbia awarded her a degree in an Honorary Doctor of Laws as recognition of her works. She has remained an advocate for Aboriginal education all through and has had a lot of influence in the creation and planning of the University College of the North within Manitoba. At the University of Manitoba, she has organized and led efforts to recruit Aboriginal scholars into Ph.D. education at the University (Kirkness & Bowman, 1992).