Marlene Brant Castellano

Marlene Brant Castellano, Professor Emeritus, Trent University, was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, at the 12:30 p.m. ceremony on Friday, June 11, “in recognition of an outstanding contribution to Aboriginal education, scholarship, and public policy-making.”

A member of the Mohawk Nation, Bay of Quinte Band, Ms Brant Castellano is a professor, researcher, social worker, wife, mother, and grandmother. In 1973 she joined the faculty at Trent University, which introduced the country’s first program in Native Studies. She contributed her experience and expertise for 20 years and held the position of Departmental Chair for three terms. From 1992 to 1996, Ms Brant Castellano served as Co-director of research with the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. She is also the author of Aboriginal Education: Fulfilling the Promise.

Marlene Brant Castellano was inducted into the Order of Ontario in 1995 and was the recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award in 1996.