Brian Rice, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Brian Rice is a full professor and holds the position of Indigenous land based educator in the Department of Kinesiology and Recreation management at the University of Manitoba. He is also one of the first graduates of the Indigenous Knowledge and Recovery of Indigenous Mind doctoral programs developed by Dr. Apela Colorado in the 1990’s. Originally born in Buffalo New York, Dr. Rice is an enrolled member of the Indigenous Mohawk Nation at Kahnawaké Quebec, Canada. Besides being a teacher and an interim principal for four years in an Indigenous operated school, he has taught full time in the departments of Native Studies, Religious Studies, Continuing Education, and Education over a 30 year period. He continues teaching courses in Indigenous history and culture both national and global. He has published three books Seeing the World with Aboriginal Eyes; The Rotinonshonni: A Traditional Iroquoian History Though the Eyes of Sawiskera and Teharonhia;wako; and A History of Newcomer and Indigenous First Encounters from the East to the Mid-west for Educators. He has also published various chapters and articles on Indigenous issues, history and culture within various books centered on peace studies. He did his doctoral course work in California, Hawaii, Mexico, Thailand and Senegal and has presented in Guyana, Ireland, Israel, Palestine, Thailand, Australia, Myanmar, Kenya, Japan as well as other regions in the United States and Canada. Previous to writing his dissertation and as part of his research methodology, he embarked on a 700 mile walking journey following the path of the Peacemaker who confederated five warring Indigenous nations including the Mohawk, that later influenced the federation of the 13 thirteen American colonies becoming the United States of America. He then contributed by helping to facilitate journeys consisting of elders and community members back to their traditional homelands.