Betty Kobayashi Issenman (1921 – March 10, 2020) was a Canadian ethnologist. As an independent researcher, she was an expert in Inuit clothing.
She was appointed as a member to the Order of Canada in 2002.
Selected publications
- Sinews of Survival: The Living Legacy of Inuit Clothing (University of British Columbia Press, 1997: ISBN 978-0774805964)
References
- "Betty Issenman's research on Inuit clothing was seminal, but her Peking duck was legendary". The Globe and Mail. 23 July 2020.
- "Betty kobayashi, cm Issenman | Saltwire". www.saltwire.com.
- "Order of Canada". archive.gg.ca.
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