Tributes to Jean Barman, Mentor and Scholar Extraordinaire

Jan  Hare; Jeannie  Morgan; Mona Gleason; Veronica Strong-Boag; Marlene R. Atleo; Umeek (E. Richard) Atleo; Deanna Reder; Adele Perry; Paige Raibmon; Renisa Mawani; Margery Fee; Sean Carleton; Bruce McIntyre  Watson; Megan J. Davies; Bonnie Campbell; Patricia Roy

doi:10.14288/bcs.no226.201392

Authors

Jan Hare University of British Columbia
Jeannie Morgan Simon Fraser University
Mona Gleason University of British Columbia-Vancouver
Veronica Strong-Boag University of British Columbia-Vancouver https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7794-1342
Marlene R. Atleo University of Manitoba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1966-3563
Umeek (E. Richard) Atleo
Deanna Reder Simon Fraser University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2498-5513
Adele Perry University of Manitoba https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5006-0468
Paige Raibmon University of British Columbia-Vancouver
Renisa Mawani University of British Columbia-Vancouver
Margery Fee University of British Columbia-Vancouver https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7957-8731
Sean Carleton University of Manitoba
Bruce McIntyre Watson
Megan J. Davies York University
Bonnie Campbell https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9767-2386
Patricia Roy University of Victoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14288/bcs.no226.201392

Abstract

Jean Barman was co-editor of this journal from 1995–2002. A conference session to recognize her tremendous influence as a scholar and mentor took place on 4 May 2025 as part of “Place and Power: BC Studies Conference” held at UBC-Vancouver. Transcripts from that session have been edited, adapted, and combined with some written submissions below.

Author Biographies

Jan Hare, University of British Columbia

Dean of Education, University of British Columbia-Vancouver

Jeannie Morgan, Simon Fraser University

Assistant Professor in Indigenous Studies

Mona Gleason, University of British Columbia-Vancouver

Professor in the Department of Educational Studies

Veronica Strong-Boag, University of British Columbia-Vancouver

Professor Emerita, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice and Educational Studies

Marlene R. Atleo, University of Manitoba

Senior Scholar, University of Manitoba, ʔi ʕi naa tuu kʷis, Ahousaht First Nation

Umeek (E. Richard) Atleo

BA, MA, EdD (UBC), LDE (HC)(UVIC), LLD (HC)(Ryerson)

Deanna Reder, Simon Fraser University

Professor in Indigenous Studies

Adele Perry, University of Manitoba

Professor in the Department of History and Women’s and Gender Studies, Director of the Centre for Human Rights Research

Paige Raibmon, University of British Columbia-Vancouver

Professor in the Department of History

Renisa Mawani, University of British Columbia-Vancouver

Professor in the Department of Sociology, Canada Research Chair in Colonial Legal Histories

Margery Fee, University of British Columbia-Vancouver

Professor Emerita in the Department of English Language and Literatures

Sean Carleton, University of Manitoba

Associate Professor in the Departments of History and Indigenous Studies

Bruce McIntyre Watson

Historian, Vancouver, BC

Megan J. Davies, York University

Professor Emerita in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Bonnie Campbell

Board Member of the Victoria Historical Society, British Columbia

Patricia Roy, University of Victoria

Professor Emerita in the Department of History