Dr. Marti Ford

Biography

Marti is of mixed heritage with Inuit and settler roots. She is the past President and Board Chair of the Manitoba Inuit Association. Marti has experience as an educator, having served as a teacher, principal, Director of Education, and School Superintendent in the Frontier School Division. She has also held the position of Dean of Indigenous Education at Red River College. Marti has worked to recruit teachers for the Frontier School Division and has engaged with various Indigenous communities within the province of Manitoba. Internationally, she has served as a school principal in Botswana and has been involved in community-based projects with the Mapuche in Chile and Indigenous communities in Roraima, Macieo, Brazil. She received her Doctorate in Education with a focus on Teaching and Learning from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Marti is also active in volunteer work, including roles with the United Way's Community Indigenous Relations Committee, the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, and the Canadian Forces Liaison Committee, where she serves as Vice-Chair.

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