Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, also referred to as Niigaan James Sinclair or Niigaan Sinclair, is an Anishinaabe writer, editor, and activist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Originally from Selkirk, Manitoba Sinclair received his Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Winnipeg, a Master of Arts in Native- and African-American Literatures from the University of Oklahoma, and a Doctor of Philosophy in First Nations and American Literatures at the University of British Columbia. Sinclair is Head of the Department of Native Studies at the University of Manitoba where he holds the Faculty of Arts Professorship in Indigenous Knowledge and Aesthetics. Sinclair is a co-editor of award-winning books Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water (Highwater Press, 2011), Centering Anishinaabeg Studies: Understanding the World Through Stories (Michigan State University Press, 2013). He edited and authored two chapters ("Dancing in a mall" and "the words we have inherited") in Winter We Danced: Voices of the Past, the Future, and the Idle No More Movement (Arbeiter Ring Publishing, 2014) as well as a number of graphic novels. He is also a journalist for the Winnipeg Free Press and is a former high school teacher. In addition, he is a captain with the Mama