Bonita Lawrence
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M.E.S. - Environmental Studies, York University
B.Sc. - Geology, University of TorontoBonita Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Education | PhD - Sociology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto
M.E.S. - Environmental Studies, York University B.Sc. - Geology, University of Toronto |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Equity Studies |
| Sub-discipline | Indigenous Studies |
| Main interests | Aboriginal Peoples, Race and Racism , Aboriginal People and the Criminal Justice System, Federally Unrecognized Native Communities , Urban, non-status and Metis identities |
Bonita Lawrence is a Canadian writer, scholar, and professor in the Department of Equity Studies at York University in Toronto, Canada.[1] Her work focuses on issues related to Indigenous identity and governance, equity, and racism in Canada. She is also a traditional singer at political rallies, social events, and prisons in the Toronto and Kingston areas.[2]
Bonita Lawrence is self-identified Mi'kmaw, with Acadian and English heritage as well. She was raised in Montreal.[3] She and her five siblings were raised by their mother. Their father, a working-class expatriate from the United Kingdom, was estranged.[3] Lawrence claims her mother was Mi'kmaw, however she denied her Indigenous identity in an effort to keep social workers away after her husband left.[3] As a result, Lawrence grew up under the guise of being white.[3]
Education
Lawrence obtained a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Toronto (1990), a Masters of Environmental Studies from York University (1994) and a PhD in sociology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (1999).[2]
