TEDxHumberCollege - Dr. John Steckley February 19, 2012

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"What if Aboriginal languages mattered?"

Dr. Steckley has been teaching at Humber College in Toronto since 1983 and has taught Anthropology and Native Studies and other Canadian universities throughout his career. His area of specialization is Canada's Aboriginal people, and he is a leading expert in the Huron language and culture.

He has published 14 books, including his most recent titles
"Words of the Huron" (2007), (with Guy Letts) Elements of Sociology: A Critical Canadian Introduction (2007, second edition 2010) , A Huron-English/English-Huron Dictionary (2007), White Lies About the Inuit (2008), and Gabriel Sagard's Dictionary of Huron (2009).

He worked as a consultant for CBC's Canada: A People's History
He has a doctorate in Education from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, an M.A. in Anthropology from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and a B.A. in Anthropology from York University.

He was adopted into the Wyandot tribe of Kansas in 1999, and was given the name Tehaondechoren ("He splits the country in two"). Among students, he is affectionately known as Dr. Sticks.

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