In Memoriam: Dr. Patricia Monture
One of our esteemed former colleagues, Dr. Patricia Monture, passed away last night after battling an illness. Dr. Monture leaves to mourn her three sons, many lovely relatives, and a nation of sisters, nieces, cousins, mentored men and women, brilliant scholars and friends who were all led by her to a place of strength, power and higher consciousness of Indigenous understandings.
Every Indigenous academic and many, many other academics owe her a debt of gratitude for her consistent advocacy and passionate writing and vociferation of Indigenous ways of knowing. Known internationally for her profundity, her connection to Indigenous Knowledge and for her capacity to work with Indigenous community members on solving Indigenous community problems, with Indigenous solutions, Professor Monture was teaching at the University of Saskatchewan at the time of her passing.
Known for being a great mother, a profoundly aware and critical intellect, and a loyal friend, Dr. Monture adhered to the traditions of her people, the Haudenosaunee, and worked tirelessly as a grassroots advocate.
In lieu of flowers the family will be gratefully accepting monetary donations for the boys to cover funeral and travel costs to take her to her peoples' traditional territory. Please contact Patricia's son Justin at jmonture@gmail.com in order to contribute.