A Research Journey with Plains Cree Elders Regarding Their Image of the Child

Abstract

Janine Tine is a PhD Candidate at the University of Alberta. Her early childhood research interests include bicultural childhoods, parental perceptions of childhood and childrearing held by intercultural couples, and Indigenous conceptions of childhood. Prior to completing her master’s degree at the U of A, Janine taught grade 2 for six years and gifted education for three. She has a Post-Degree Certificate in Education from the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) and a Bachelor of Education from the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program at the U of S. Email: akerman@ualberta.ca