Huge congratulations to Dr. Bonnie Freeman, Dr. Ki’en Debicki, and Dr. Daniel Coleman on being named as one of among the five winners of the 2026 Canada Prizes!
As noted on the website for the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences:
The Canada Prizes recognize the country’s five most inspiring, impactful, and transformative scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences annually.
The Prizes’ assessment factors inspiring, impactful, and transformative convey the importance of scholarly books as links to the past, present, and future, while highlighting the richness and diversity of Canadian scholarship.
The Canada Prizes are made possible thanks to the support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
About the book:
Deyohahá:ge:, “two roads or paths” in Cayuga language, evokes the Covenant Chain-Two Row Wampum, known as the “grandfather of the treaties.” Famously, this Haudenosaunee wampum agreement showed how Indigenous people and newcomers could build peace and friendship by respecting each other’s cultures, beliefs, and laws as they shared the river of life.
Please read more about the prizes and all 6 of the Award winners here.
Congratulations Dr. Freeman, Dr. Debicki and Dr. Coleman!
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