Acknowledgements

Land Acknowledgement

Campus Manitoba’s administrative office is located on Treaty 2 territory, with offices in Treaty 1 territory, the shared traditional lands of Dakota Oyate and Anishinaabeg Peoples and the National Homeland of the Métis Nation. Let this acknowledgement be an opening for us to learn more about the land we live on and envision a way to challenge racism, inequality and colonialism.
 

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Development of this resource

Funding and support

Thank you to the Flexible Learning Advisory Group and institutional representatives across Manitoba for their support and guidance throughout this project.

Contributors

We extend our sincerest gratitude to all those who graciously dedicated their efforts and expertise to this resource, including:

Course Authors

• Nora Sobel, Instructor, Red River College Polytechnic
• Susie McPherson Derendy, Cree Knowledge Keeper, Indigenous Peoples Centre, Brandon University

Community Reviewers

• Corey Whitford, Instructor, Indigenous Language – Ojibwe, Red River College Polytechnic
• Ginger Arnold, Instructor, Social Innovation Community Development, Red River College Polytechnic
• Jeri Ducharme, Manager of Learning for the EleV Partnership, Office of the Vice-President (Indigenous), University of Manitoba
• Kris Desjarlais, Director, Indigenous Affairs, Assiniboine College

D2L Development Team

• Ariful Hoq Shanil, Instructional Designer and Project Manager, The Manitoba Flexible Learning Hub
• Joeffer Domingo, Digital Media Specialist, University of Manitoba
• Althea Wheeler, JD, MLIS, Copyright Strategy Manager, University of Manitoba

Pressbooks Adaptation Team

• DawnDena Gordon, Digital Publishing Coordinator, Campus Manitoba
• Kristy Lacroix, OER Design & Layout Specialist, Campus Manitoba

Project Board

• Cheryl Fleming, Diversity and Human Rights Advisor, Brandon University
• Kristy Lacroix, Special Projects Coordinator, Campus Manitoba
• Robin Attas, Educational Developer – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, University of Manitoba
• Scout Rexe, Instructional Designer, Centre for Learning and Innovation, Assiniboine Community College
• Stacey Belding, Human Rights and Diversity Officer, University of Winnipeg

Thank you to Hugh McGuire and his dedicated team for crafting Pressbooks and ensuring its smooth operation, along with their invaluable user documentation.

Special thanks to Brad Payne for spearheading the efforts to establish Pressbooks as the premier platform for crafting open textbooks.