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Person
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Wien, Frederic Carl
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Description area
Dates of existence
1943-
History
Dr. Fred Wien was born in Osterode, Germany in 1943. He moved to Canada at a young age and eventually attended Queen’s University from 1962-1966, getting a BA in Political Studies and Spanish. He went on to get a MA and PhD in Development Sociology, Government and Latin American Studies from Cornell University (1966-1971). After teaching at the University of Western Ontario, he came to Dalhousie in 1973. He became the Director of the Maritime School of Social Work from 1981-1986. Focusing on sociology of development, education, and employment, Dr. Wien’s work also focused heavily on marginalized groups in Nova Scotia, particularly First Nations groups, like the Mi’kmaq. He created education opportunities and programs for First Nations and other marginalized students at Dal during his career. From 1992-2006 he was the Deputy Director of Research with the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, and recently the Chair of the Advisory Board for the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health. In 2015, Dr. Wien was appointed to the Order of Canada for "contributions in support of Indigenous populations in Atlantic Canada as a professor and as a promoter of economic and social autonomies."