George Dei is a Professor of Anti-Racism Education at OISE at the University of Toronto. Among many honors, he has received the Canadian Alliance of Black Educators Award for Excellence in Education and the Planet African Television Award for African Renaissance
Dr. Dei's teaching and research interests are in the areas of anti-racism education, development education, international development, indigenous knowledge's and anti-colonial thought. His publications include Indigenous Philosophies and Critical Education; Teaching Africa: Towards a Transgressive Pedagogy; Fanon and Education: Thinking Through Pedagogical Possibilities, Fanon and the Counter-Insurgency of Education.
On September 19-21 2014, the Tłı̨chǫ Government, the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and the Canadian Polar Commission hosted a multi-event symposium called Įłàà Katı̀ to advance the understanding and uses of Traditional Knowledge.
The symposium offered insights into the potential of traditional Aboriginal knowledge with presentations from a wide range of perspectives. The purpose of the symposium was to broaden the appreciation of TK’s relevance in contemporary society, including government and industry, furthering the reconciliation of TK and Western ways of knowing and building partnerships aimed at increasing the evidence-based application of traditional knowledge.
One key part of the symposium was TEDx Yellowknife, an independently organized TED event on traditional knowledge held at the Explorer Inn in Yellowknife.
