Frits Pannekoek

Frits Pannekoek – Frits Pannekoek, Ph.D. A.O.E. is Professor and past President of Athabasca University. He also serves on Red Crow’s Mikaist’o Foundation Board. He has written widely on Western Canadian history, heritage and on cultural policy. His most recent books are with Arthur Bear Chief on Arthur’s years at Old Sun Residential school, and with Ruth Gorman on John Laurie and the Indian Vote in Canada. He teaches in heritage, Western Canadian history, Metis history and Canadian social history. In 2015 he was awarded the Alberta Order of Excellence for his contributions to the preservation of Alberta’s heritage.