Kevin Lewis

Biography

Dr. Kevin Lewis (wâsakâyâsiw) is from the Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan and is one of the few language interpreters fluent in all three dialects of Cree.  He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum Studies at the University of Saskatchewan.  Kevin completed his iyiniw pitmâtisiwin kiskêyihtamowin Doctorate Program (ipkDoc) from the University of Nuhelot’ine Thaiyots’I nistamêyimâkanak Blue Quills in Alberta.  Kevin was instrumental in developing, and is the lead instructor for, the Indigenous Language Certificate program in the College of Education.  His research interests have been in Indigenous knowledge systems, second language acquisition methodologies and Cree roles in traditional parenting practices. He is also an active oskâpêwis whenever called upon. Dr. Kevin Lewis has worked with language teaching programs for the University of Alberta, the University College of the North, First Nations University of Canada and the University of Saskatchewan.  Kevin assists the Government of Canada in an official capacity as Cree language interpreter and translator.