Dr. Rosalyn Ing and
Dr. Greg Younging
Memorial Award
for Indigenous students

The Dr. Rosalyn Ing and Dr. Greg Younging Memorial Award recognizes two family members whose lives and work continue to shape education, publishing, and Indigenous scholarship across Turtle Island. Your gift will support Indigenous students in UBC’s Faculty of Education—carrying forward a legacy grounded in cultural strength, integrity, and responsibility to community.

The award is being established by Dr. Alannah Young (Anishnabe Midekway and Nehiy̨/naw Cree; BA’90, MA’06, PhD’15), recipient of the Faculty of Education’s 2025 Reconciliation & Decolonization Award. Her leadership spans decades of work in re-Indigenizing education, health, and community—from her doctoral research on Indigenous Elders’ Pedagogy in land-based health education programs, to her roles with the Medicine Collective, the Centre for Indigenous Land-Based Education, Research, and Wellness at xʷc̓ic̓əsəm, and the First Nations House of Learning. A dedicated mentor to Indigenous students and a guide to colleagues across the university, she creates learning environments rooted in relationality, decolonization and cultural strength. By establishing this award, she honours the legacy of her aunt, Dr. Rosalyn Ing, and cousin, Dr. Greg Younging, and uplifts future Indigenous educators in the BEd and NITEP programs.

Dr. Rosalyn Ing (BSW’88, MEd’90, PhD’01) was an educator, researcher, and Cree Elder whose work reshaped understandings of Indigenous resurgence and health in education. A survivor of the residential school system, her graduate research on intergenerational trauma became foundational to truth-telling and reconciliation in Canada. At UBC, she served as Coordinator of the First Nations Health Careers program, supporting the development of Indigenous health practitioners and guiding many students from recruitment through to graduation. Across her career in the Native Education College, UBC and community advisory roles, she mentored emerging Indigenous educators and leaders, receiving the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of her enduring contributions to Indigenous education, community strength and future generations.

Dr. Greg Younging (BA, MA, MPub’00, PhD’06) was a writer, editor, and advocate from Opaskwayak Cree Nation whose work transformed Indigenous publishing in Canada. As Managing Editor of Theytus Books—Canada’s first Indigenous-owned publishing house—he advanced the work of Indigenous authors and strengthened national standards for respectful representation. He founded the Indigenous Editors Association and helped shape the recognition of Indigenous literatures and Indigenous literary studies. His book Elements of Indigenous Style remains a defining guide to honouring Indigenous voices, protocols and knowledge systems. Through his roles at UBC Okanagan and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and his work in Indigenous intellectual property rights, he safeguarded the sovereignty of Indigenous knowledges while mentoring emerging Indigenous writers and editors.

A legacy carried forward

This award builds on their shared legacy, supporting Indigenous learners whose studies and leadership reflect the values Rosalyn and Greg championed. It continues their commitment to strengthening community, elevating Indigenous knowledge systems and ensuring future generations can pursue their educational journeys.

Your gift will help make that possible. By contributing, you support Indigenous students in UBC’s Faculty of Education and strengthen a legacy shaped by knowledge, family and the transformative power of education.