Onowa McIvor is maskékow-ininiw (Swampy Cree) and Scottish-Canadian. She is a lifelong learner of her maternal nehinaw language, and a grateful visitor in SENĆOŦEN and Lekwungen speaking territories. McIvor is a professor in Indigenous education and holds a President’s Research Chair at the University of Victoria. She directs the national NEȾOLṈEW̱ Research Partnership, a seven-year project working to understand and enhance Indigenous adults’ contributions to reviving Indigenous languages in Canada. Her areas of research span Indigenous language learning, assessment, and planning.