Assistant Professor School of Social Work, McMaster University

Dr. Bonnie Freeman, who is Algonquin/Mohawk, Bear Clan from the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, graduated from Mohawk’s Native Community Care: Counselling and Development – Mental Health Stream program in 1992. She earned both a Bachelor of Arts in sociology in 2000 and a Bachelor of Social Work in 2003 from McMaster University. She went on to receive a Master of Social work from McMaster University in 2005 and a Ph.D. in Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2015. Her dissertation was based on research with the Six Nations Haudenosaunee youth. Bonnie captured their journey, travelling on foot through their ancestral lands while promoting peace and unity.

With her impressive academic research, social work, and tireless community service, Dr. Bonnie Freeman is making a positive mark in the health and well-being of Indigenous people.