Dr. Jasḵwaan Bedard

Dr. Jasḵwaan Bedard is an Assistant Professor for Simon Fraser University’s Indigenous Languages Program, where she teaches the Haida language as well as Indigenous language pedagogies. She is a mother, Haida language educator, and Indigenous language advocate from G̱aw Tlagée – Massett, Haida Gwaii. Dr. Bedard’s dissertation is titled “X̱aad Kíhlga Tl’a Guusuugiigangsaang: A Haida Research Framework for Learning X̱aad Kíl” and aims to provide a pathway for specialized Massett Haida language learning guided by Haida community, laws, and values. Jasḵwaan is also a Haida singer, X̱aad Kíl translator, and X̱aad Kíl learning resource developer.