|
Phil Lane Jr. M.Ed, M.P.A.
4worlds@uleth.ca
|
|
Phil
Lane, Jr., M.Ed, M.P.A.
Phil is a co-founder and international coordinator of the
Four Worlds family of organizations. He is a Native American
(Dakota-Chickasaw) who is both a traditional pipe carrier
and sweat lodge keeper and an internationally acclaimed
leader in human and community development.
He has worked with Indigenous peoples (and many others)
in North and South America, Micronesia, Southeast Asia and
Hawaii. He is an award-winning film producer. In 1992, Phil
received the prestigious Windstar Award, presented annually
to an individual whose personal and professional life exemplifies
commitment to a global perspective, operates with an awareness
of the spiritual dimensions of human existence, and demonstrates
concrete actions and benefits to human beings and the earth.
In 2000, Phil was awarded the Swiss Foundation for Human
Rights annual Human Rights Award in recognition for his
outstanding work on behalf of Indigenous people’s rights.
Phil is President of Four Directions International and serves
as chairman of Four Directions Information Systems Corporation,
an Aboriginal information technology initiative. He also
serves as a board member of the WETV Development Corporation.
Phil holds Masters degrees in both public administration
and education. He served on the faculty of The University
of Lethbridge for fifteen years and led the genesis of Four
Worlds as a research project during those years.
|
