Biography:Kelsey Leonard
Kelsey Leonard | |
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| Nationality | Shinnecock Nation |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A.) University of Oxford (M.Sc.) Duquesne University School of Law (J.D.) McMaster University (Ph.D.) |
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| Institutions | University of Waterloo |
| Website | https://www.kelseyleonard.com |
Kelsey Leonard is a water governance researcher specializing in Indigenous water rights at the University of Waterloo.[1] She was the first Native American woman to earn a science degree from the University of Oxford, which she earned in 2012.[2] She earned an MSc in water science, policy and management from St. Cross College,[3] one of the thirty-eight colleges of the University of Oxford.[2] Her master's thesis, “Water Quality For Native Nations: Achieving A Trust Responsibility”, discusses water quality regulation and how water resources on tribal land are not protected.[4]
Kelsey Leonard is an enrolled member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and is originally from the Shinnecock Indian Reservation on Long Island, New York.[5][6][7] In 2010, she was the first member of the Shinnecock Nation to graduate from Harvard University.[8][4] Her Harvard degree is a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and anthropology with a secondary field in ethnic studies.
Leonard earned a JD from Duquesne University School of Law, and a PhD in political science from McMaster University.[1] She is now an assistant professor at the University of Waterloo.[1]
Leonard's TED Talk, "Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans", has had 3.5 million views as of October 2023.[9]
References==
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kelsey Leonard |" (in en). https://uwaterloo.ca/environment-resources-and-sustainability/profiles/kelsey-leonard.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Shinnecock Kelsey Leonard - 1st American Indian Woman-Oxford". NativeNewsNetwork. 2012-10-01. http://www.nativenewsnetwork.com/shinnecock-kelsey-leonard-is-1st-american-indian-woman-to-graduate-of-oxford.html. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ↑ Goldstein, Ben (October 19, 2012). "First Native American woman to get Oxon degree". https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2012/10/19/first-native-american-woman-to-get-oxon-degree/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Shinnecock Member Is First Woman to Graduate from England's Oxford University". Indian Country Media Network. 2012-10-15. https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/education/native-american-students/shinnecock-member-is-first-native-woman-to-graduate-from-englands-oxford-university/. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ↑ Newman, Jesse (January 16, 2013). "Shinnecock trailblazer returns to help". https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/shinnecock-trailblazer-returns-to-help-1.4451945.
- ↑ "STX student Kelsey Leonard is the first Native American woman to graduate from Oxford University". Stx.ox.ac.uk. 2012-09-22. http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/about-st-cross/news/stx-student-kelsey-leonard-first-native-american-woman-graduate-oxford. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ↑ "We Are Harvard". Hunap.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20121231035759/http://hunap.harvard.edu/prospective/we-are-harvard. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ↑ "Shinnecock Woman First Native American Female To Graduate From Oxford University". October 10, 2012. https://www.27east.com/southampton-press/shinnecock-woman-first-native-american-female-to-graduate-from-oxford-university-1606556/.
- ↑ "Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans". https://www.ted.com/talks/kelsey_leonard_why_lakes_and_rivers_should_have_the_same_rights_as_humans.
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