Eve Tuck facts for kids

Eve Tuck is an Unangax̂ scholar who studies Indigenous peoples and education. She is a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Soon, in 2024, Dr. Tuck will join NYU to lead its new Center for Indigenous Studies.

Learning and Research

Eve Tuck is part of the Aleut Community from St. Paul Island, Alaska. She grew up in Pennsylvania. In 2001, she earned her first degree in writing and education from Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts. Later, in 2008, she received her advanced degree (a Ph.D.) in Urban Education from The Graduate Center, City University of New York.

After her studies, Dr. Tuck received special scholarships to continue her research. From 2011 to 2012, she had a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship. During this time, she focused on how to do research in a way that respects Indigenous cultures and communities.

In 2015, she became a William T. Grant Foundation Scholar. This allowed her to work on a project about young people who have moved to new places and how they do in college. Besides her research, Dr. Tuck is also a professor at the University of Toronto. She helps lead the university's committee that works on Truth and Reconciliation efforts.

In 2017, she was given a special title called a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair. This means she is a leading expert in Indigenous ways of doing research with young people and communities.

Helping Communities and Education

Dr. Tuck is involved in many important projects. She helps edit Critical Ethnic Studies, a journal that shares new ideas. She also helps edit a book series called Indigenous and Decolonizing Studies in Education. She does both of these jobs with her colleague, K. Wayne Yang.

She has also held several roles with the American Educational Research Association. This is a big group for people who study education.

With K. Wayne Yang, Eve Tuck started the Land Relationships Super Collective. This is a group that helps people who are working on projects related to land and decolonization. Since 2013, Dr. Tuck has also been active in the Ogimaa Mikana Project. This project changes street signs in Toronto, Ontario, to use Indigenous place names. This helps people learn about Indigenous history and how land was taken.

Dr. Tuck also helped create The Henceforward, a podcast. This podcast explores the connections between Indigenous and Black peoples in North America. She wants to encourage more conversations between scholars from these groups. She even involves her students in making the show.

She is well known for supporting decolonization and Indigenization. This means she wants schools and universities to take real steps to include Indigenous knowledge and people. At the University of Toronto, she has worked hard to create events and make spaces welcoming for Indigenous students. She also helped start the citation practices challenges. This encourages scholars to think carefully about how they give credit to others' work.

Awards and Recognition

• Outstanding Edited Volume, American Educational Research Association (2015)
• Early Career Award, American Educational Research Association (2014)
• Outstanding Book Award, American Educational Research Association (2013)
• Critics Choice Book Award, American Educational Studies Association (2013)
• Exemplary Paper Award, American Education and Literary Special Interest group, American Educational Research Association (2012)
• Writing Fellows Dissertation Scholarship, City University of New York (2006-2008)