Natasha L. Henry-Dixon (née Henry) is a Canadian historian, educator and academic known for work related to Black history in Ontario. She is a faculty member in the Department of History at York University and has served as the President of the Ontario Black History Society since 2017.
Natasha Henry | |
|---|---|
| Born | Natasha L. Henry |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse | Fitzroy Dixon |
| Children | 1 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | York University |
| Doctoral advisor | Michele Johnson |
| Website | https://profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/henryn/ |
Education
editHenry obtained a B.A., B.Ed. and M.Ed. from York University continuing on at the school to complete her doctoral studies.[1] Her doctoral work was supervised by Michele Johnson.[2]
Career
editHenry began working with the Peel District School Board in 2014 as occasional elementary teacher. She became President of the Ontario Black History Society in 2017.[1]
She has written and created numerous education resources related to Black history in Ontario and Canada, including articles for The Canadian Encyclopedia related to the topic.[3]
In 2022, she authored Change Starts Now: Our Stories. Our History, summarizing archival research related to Black history in Guelph, Ontario. Henry drew on her PhD dissertation project -- "One Too Many: The Enslavement of Africans in Early Ontario, 1760 - 1834" -- to create an online resource about slavery in Ontario.[4] The work draws on research into the history of enslaved people in Upper Canada drawn from the review of government records, church registers, newspapers and other historical documents.[5]
In 2022, Henry joined the Department of History at York University as a tenure-stream faculty member with a focus on African Canadian History.[2]
Awards
editHenry received the 2017 Curriculum Development Award from the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario in recognition of classroom resources she created for Black History Month.[6]
In 2018, she was awarded a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.[7][8]
Family
editNatasha L. Henry married Fitzroy Dixon [when?]. The couple has a daughter.
Publications
edit- Henry, Natasha L. (2010). Emancipation Day : celebrating freedom in Canada. Toronto: Natural Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1554887170.
- Henry, Natasha L. (2011). Talking about freedom : celebrating Emancipation Day in Canada. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1459700505.
- Henry, Natasha L. (2022). Change Starts Now: our Stories, our History, our Heritage. PS Guelph. p. 28. ISBN 9781989157121.
References
edit- ^ a b Junor, Paul (April 28, 2022). "Natasha Henry appointment as Professor of History at York University". Toronto Caribbean Newspaper. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Congratulations to Natasha Henry on her new appointment". Department of History. March 21, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Natasha Henry". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Okwuosa, Ashley (February 4, 2022). "'Centre Black lives': Natasha Henry on changing how people look at Canada's history". tvo.org.
- ^ Silver, Mathew (March 8, 2022). "We know little about the Black people once enslaved in Upper Canada. Natasha Henry, president of the Ontario Black History Society, is trying to change that". Toronto Life.
- ^ "Peel teacher Natasha Henry wins ETFO Curriculum Development Award". www.etfo.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Congratulations to PhD Student Natasha Henry on her Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship". Department of History. July 19, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Vanier Scholars 2018". Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. Government of Canada. July 3, 2018.