Greg Younging

Greg Younging (sometimes written Young-Ing; 18 March 1961 – 3 May 2019) was a Canadian editor and expert on First Nations copyright. He was a member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation. He was the managing editor at Theytus books and published "Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guidebook for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples" in 2018. Younging died on 3 May 2019 in Penticton, British Columbia. He was a member of Opsakwayak Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba. His mother, Dr Rosalyn Ing, was a residential school survivor and her experience of abuse influenced his decision to spend his career raising issues related to the impacts of colonization, and advocate for Indigenous knowledge.

Younging's parents met in the Canadian military and Younging subsequently spent his childhood moving between Canadian bases. Because his father received training in electrical engineering and was posted to the Canadian Forces Base Lahr, he spent his teen years in Germany.

Younging served as assistant director of Research for the Canadian federal government's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada. He has worked for a number of other organizations including: The Royal Commission On Aboriginal Peoples, Assembly of First Nations, Committee Of Inquiry into Indian Education, Native Women's Association of Canada.

As a professor at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, Younging had a profound impact on the university. He was a professor and Coordinator of the Indigenous Studies Program at the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at the University of British Columbia–Okanagan. Younging was "instrumental in the development of the Indigenous Studies program." at the university.

Awards In June 2019, Younging was posthumously awarded the President's Award from the Association of Canadian Publishers for his contributions to the field.

Selected publications