Karla Jessen Williamson
Karla Jessen Williamson | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) |
| Nationality | Greenlandic |
| Education | University of Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, researcher |
| Employer(s) | previously, University of Saskatchewan |
| Known for | Executive Director, Arctic Institute of North America |
| Spouse | Robert Gordon Williamson |
Karla Jessen Williamson (born 1954 in Appamiut, Maniitsoq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark) is an assistant professor of educational foundations at the University of Saskatchewan. Formerly, she was the executive director of the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA), the first woman and first Inuk to hold the position. Fluent in Danish, English, and Greenlandic, she is an educator and researcher on cross-culturalism, multiculturalism, antiracism, and Aboriginal epistemology.