CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair 63 Knotsberry Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R2N 2X2 Phone: (204) 295-4378 Email: [email protected]

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2006 – 2013 Ph.D. Department of English, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Dissertation: Nindoodemag Bagijiganan: An Anishinaabeg Narrative History Supervisors: Dr. Linc Kesler & Dr. Daniel Heath Justice

2004 – 2006 Masters of Arts (Literary and Cultural Studies) Department of English, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Thesis: The Tragic Wisdom of Kahkewaquonabay, Peter Jones, Anishinaabe Autobiographer Supervisor: Dr. Craig Womack

2000 – 2004 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Department of English, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB

2001 Performing Arts Certificate Native Theatre School, Centre for Indigenous Theatre, Toronto, ON

1994 – 2000 Bachelor of Education (Secondary Teaching) Faculty of Education, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB

1994 – 2000 Bachelor of Arts Department of Political Science, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

2015-present Associate Professor (tenured) Department of Native Studies, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

2015-2017 Acting Department Head Department of Native Studies, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

2012-present Editorial Director, The Debwe Series Highwater Press (trade imprint of Portage and Main Press), Winnipeg, MB

2012 – 2015 Lecturer/Assistant Professor Department of Native Studies, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

2008 Sessional Instructor Department of English, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB

2007 Teaching Assistant 2

Department of English, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

2006 Sessional Instructor Faculty of Education, First Nations University of Canada, Regina, SK

2004 – 2006 Teaching Assistant Department of English, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

2000 – 2004 Public School Teacher Winnipeg School Division #1, Winnipeg, MB (École Kelvin High School) Instructed: Drama, English, Native Studies, Improvisation (S1-S4)

PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS & ONGOING APPOINTMENTS

2016-present Visiting Fellow St. John’s College, University of Manitoba

2016-present Speaker (Indigenous Cultures/Histories, Empowerment, Reconciliation) National Speakers Bureau, Vancouver, BC

2016-present Content Consultant & Associate Producer CBC: A People’s History documentary series, Montreal, QC

2016-present Indigenous Content Consultant Think.Shift Brand & Digital Agency, Winnipeg, MB

2015-present Project Director – “Reconciliation Walk on Spirit Island” Installation The Forks National Historical Site, Winnipeg, MB

2014-present Speaker (Historical/Contemporary Treaties, Education & Reconciliation) Manitoba Treaty Relations Commission, Winnipeg, MB

2017 Chair – 2017 Grand Chief Election and Summit Southern Chiefs Organization, Portage La Prairie, MB

2017 Indigenous Education and Curriculum Integration Facilitator Teacher Professional Development, Rainbow District School Brd., Sudbury, ON

2017 Program Evaluator (“Wayfinders Seven Oaks SD Afterschool Program” Nurturing Futures Program, Indspire Education Foundation, Six Nations, ONT

2016 Instructor – “Reconciliation in Canada” (graduate/undergraduate course) Canadian School of Peacebuilding, Cdn. Mennonite University, Winnipeg, MB

2016 Curriculum Developer & Writer – “Climbing the Mountain: Educating Reconciliation in Canada” Education Department, Indspire Education Foundation, Six Nations, ONT

2016 Indigenous Education and Curriculum Integration Facilitator Teacher Professional Development, Dauphin Reg. Comp. School, Dauphin, MB 3

2016 Instructor – “Wahkotowin: The Path to Reconciliation” (certificate course) Teacher Professional Development, Manitoba Rural Learning Consortium

2016 Instructor – “Reconciliation in Canada” (certificate course) McNally Robinson Community Classroom, Winnipeg, MB

2016 Columnist (bi-weekly) Grassroots News, Winnipeg, MB

2015 Program Evaluator (“Seven Oaks School Division MET School” and “Seven Oaks School Division Co-op Vocational Education Program”) Nurturing Futures Program, Indspire Education Foundation, Six Nations, ONT

2015 Curriculum Developer & Writer – “It’s Our Time” National Toolkit Education Department, Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa, ONT

2015 Moderator – Community Consultation Hearing on Lake Winnipeg Regulation Clean Environment Commission of Manitoba, Peguis First Nation, MB

2015 Writer & Co-Host – CBC Radio Summer Program “New Fire” (pilot episode) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Winnipeg, MB

2015 Instructor – “Aboriginal Literatures in Manitoba” (certificate course) McNally Robinson Community Classroom, Winnipeg, MB

2015 Instructor – “Aboriginal Literatures in Canada” (certificate course) McNally Robinson Community Classroom, Winnipeg, MB

2014 Instructor/Mentor – Aboriginal Editors Circle National Residency Program Canada Council for the Arts & The Saskatchewan Arts Board, Saskatoon, SK

2014 Facilitator – Indigenous Community Consultation Events Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Winnipeg, MB

2011-2014 Instructor – Indigenous Education Administrator Training (certificate course) Manitoba Teacher’s Society, Winnipeg, MB

2013 Reader/Judge – CBC Short Story Prize, CBC Canada Reads Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto, ON

2013 Instructor – Indigenous Education Teacher Training (certificate course) Seven Oaks School Division, Winnipeg, MB

2011-2012 Lead Writer – Indigenous Education Position Paper Manitoba Association of School Superintendents, Winnipeg, MB

2011-2012 Teacher’s Guide Writer – 7 Generations: The Graphic Novel Series. Portage and Main Press/Highwater Press, Winnipeg, MB.

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2010 Instructor – Indigenous Education Teacher Training (certificate course) Sunrise School Division, Beausejour, MB

2008 – 2010 Reporter/Writer/Literature Section Editor Urban NDN, Winnipeg, MB

MAJOR RESEARCH GRANTS

(applied) SSHRC Connection Grant (1 year, $25,000) Collaborator with Aimée Craft “Nibi (Water) Gathering 2017”

2012-2019 SSHRC Partnership Grant (7 years, $2.5 million) Collaborator with Dr. John Loxley (Principal Investigator) “Partnering for Change – Community Solutions for Aboriginal & Inner-city Poverty.”

2016 Manitoba Research Alliance Grant (1 year, $8,800) Primary Researcher (with two student researchers) “Reconciliation in Winnipeg’s North End (Individuals and Organizations)”

2015-2016 Manitoba Research Alliance Grant (2 years, $17,900) Primary Researcher (with two student researchers) “Ojibwemowin Regeneration: Documenting and Disseminating Ojibway Language Materials”

2014 Aboriginal Arts Mentorship Grant (1 year, $5000) Primary Applicant with Richard Van Camp “Inquiry into Native Studies”

2011-2013 SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2 years, $55,000) Collaborator with Dr. Keavy Martin (Principal Investigator), “The Aesthetics of Reconciliation in Canada”

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC AWARDS

2013 Research & Curriculum Development Award, Indigenous Circle of Educators

2013 Paul Stanwood Prize (Best PhD Dissertation), Department of English, University of British Columbia

2013 Graduated summa cum laude (with highest honors) – 4.50 GPA

2010 – 2011 Pacific Century Graduate Scholarship ($20,000)

2010 – 2011 University of British Columbia Graduate Scholarship ($12,000)

2010 – 2011 National Aboriginal Achievement Award Scholarship ($4500)

2010 “Honourable Mention” – The Beatrice Medicine Award for Scholarship in American Indian Studies, The Native American Literature Symposium 5

2007 – 2010 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada – Doctoral Fellowship ($105,000)

2009 – 2010 National Aboriginal Achievement Award Scholarship ($4600)

2009 – 2010 Doug Frith Memorial Scholarship ($2500)

2008- 2009 National Aboriginal Achievement Award Scholarship ($5100)

2007- 2008 National Aboriginal Achievement Award Scholarship ($5500)

2006 – 2007 Cordula and Gunter Paetzold Graduate Fellowship ($18,000)

2006 – 2007 University of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship ($12,000)

2006- 2007 National Aboriginal Achievement Award Scholarship ($5400)

2006 Graduated summa cum laude (with highest honors) – 4.00 GPA

2006 U of Oklahoma Peter McCarter Award, Best Graduate Paper ($500)

2004 – 2006 U of Oklahoma George Miksch Sutton Fellowship ($36,000)

2005- 2006 National Aboriginal Achievement Award Scholarship ($3500)

2005 – 2006 Phi Kappa Phi USA National Honor Society Member

2004 – 2005 National Aboriginal Achievement Award Scholarship ($2500)

2004 U of Oklahoma Best Term Paper in Native American Literatures (Book Award)

TEACHING AND OTHER AWARDS

2016 Named one of “Canada’s Twenty Most Influential People” in Monocle Magazine

2016 Outreach Award (University and Community Service), University of Manitoba

2016 Nominee, Teaching Award (New Faculty Category), University of Manitoba

2015 “Top Forty Under 40” Selection by CBC Manitoba

2013 Nominee, Teaching Award (University One Category), University of Manitoba

2012 Featured “Face of the Manitoba Aboriginal Community” in The Winnipeg Free Press, 29 December 2012, page J12.

2002 Academic and Personal Achievement Role Model, Promoting Aboriginal Student Success Awards

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1998 – 1999 Canadian Inter-Athletics University Association Academic All-Canadian

BOOKS

Nindoodemag Bagijiganan: A History of Anishinaabeg Narrative. - contracted by University of Minnesota Press in the Indigenous Americas series edited by Dr. Robert Warrior (forthcoming 2017)

Special Issue on “Environmental Ethics and Activism in Canadian Indigenous Literature and Film.” Co-edited with Warren Cariou and Isabelle St-Amand. Canadian Review of Comparative Literature (CRCL)/Revue canadienne de littérature comparée (RCLC) 42.4 (forthcoming 2017).

Impact: Colonialism in Canada. Co-edited with David Robertson, Katherena Vermette and Warren Cariou. Winnipeg: Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre (forthcoming 2017).

The Winter We Danced: Voices of the Past, the Future, and the Idle No More Movement. Co-edited with The Kino-nda-niimi Collective (Wanda Nanibush, Hayden King and Leanne Simpson). Winnipeg: ARP Books, 2014. - selected one of “Top 100 Books in Canada” Toronto Star, 2014

Centering Anishinaabeg Studies: Understanding the World Through Stories. Co-edited with Jill Doerfler and Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark. Ann Arbor: Michigan State University Press, 2013.

Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water. Co-edited with Warren Cariou. Winnipeg: Portage & Main Press, 2012. - winner, On the Same Page, Winnipeg Public Library, 2013 - top ten bestselling books of year, McNally Robinson Booksellers, 2013 - top ten bestselling books of year, McNally Robinson Booksellers, 2012

Special Issue on “Responsible, Ethical, and Indigenous-Centred Criticisms of Indigenous Literatures.” Co-edited with Renate Eigenbrod. The Canadian Journal of Native Studies 29.1&2 (2009).

PROFESSIONAL/LEGAL RESEARCH REPORTS AND TESTIMONIES

“Reconciliation Lives Here: The 2016 State of the Inner-city Report.” Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. 13 December 2016. 59 page report.

“Contextual History of Peguis First Nation and Treaty One.” Expert Testimony to National Energy Board hearings on the Trans-Canada East Energy Pipeline. 4 December 2015. 10 page report.

“Historical Use and Occupancy of Peguis First Nation in Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project proposed project area.” Report for Peguis First Nation. 31 March 2015. 12 page report.

“Historical and Cultural Effects of Lake Winnipeg Regulation on Peguis First Nation.” Expert Testimony to Manitoba Clean Environment Commission on Manitoba Hydro application on Lake Winnipeg Regulation. 19 March 2015. 13 page transcript.

“History of Peguis First Nation: Treaty Promises and Relationships to Territory in Project Area and Linked Upstream Areas.” Expert Testimony to Manitoba Clean Environment Commission on Manitoba Hydro Keeyask Generation Project. 11 December 2013. 64 page transcript. 7

“Signatures and Historical Intentions on the Selkirk Treaty of 1817.” Expert Testimony to Manitoba Clean Environment Commission on Manitoba Hydro Bipole III Transmission Project. 21 November 2012. 19 page transcript.

“Aboriginal Student Retention Programs in Canada.” Migizii Agamik: Aboriginal Student Centre at the University of Manitoba. 31 December 2011. 12 pages.

“Survey of First Nations Educational Authorities in Manitoba.” Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba. 15 February 2011. 22 pages.

BOOK CHAPTERS

“Responsible and Ethical Criticisms of Indigenous Literatures.” Learn, Teach, Challenge: Approaching Indigenous Literatures. Eds. Deanna Reder and Linda Morra. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2016. 301-308

“The Power of Dirty Water: Indigenous Poetics.” Indigenous Poetics in Canada. Ed. Neal McLeod. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. 2014. 205-17.

Co-authored with Sam McKegney. “After and Towards: A Dialogue on the Future of Indigenous Masculinities Studies.” Masculindians: Conversations about Indigenous Manhood. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2013. 223-37.

“K’zaugin: Storying Ourselves Into Life.” Centering Anishinaabeg Studies: Understanding the World Through Stories. Eds. Jill Doerfler, Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark, and Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair. Ann Arbor: Michigan State University Press, 2013. 81-102.

“Trickster Reflections, Part I.” Troubling Tricksters: Revisiting Critical Conversations. Eds. Deanna Reder and Linda Morra. Waterloo, ON: Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2010. 21-58.

“Trickster Reflections, Part II.” Troubling Tricksters: Revisiting Critical Conversations. Eds. Deanna Reder and Linda Morra. Waterloo, ON: Wilfred Laurier U P, 2010. 239-60. Rpt. as “Trickster Reflections” in The Exile Book of Native Canadian Fiction and Drama. Eds. Daniel David Moses and Barry Callaghan. Ottawa: Exile, 2011. 39-68.

“A Sovereignty of Transmotion: Imagination and the ‘Real,’ Gerald Vizenor, and Native Literary Nationalism.” Stories Through Theories/Theories Through Stories: Native American Storytelling & Critique. Eds. Gordon Henry Jr., Nieves Pascual Soler, and Silvia Martinez Falquina. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2009. 123-58.

“Tending to Ourselves: Hybridity and Native American Literature.” Across Cultures, Across Borders: Canadian Aboriginal and Native American Literatures. Eds. Paul DePasquale, Renate Eigenbrod, and Emma LaRocque. Peterborough, ON: Broadview Press, 2009. 239-58.

REFEREED ARTICLES IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS

Co-authored with Adrian Jacobs and Leah Gazan. “Being in Relationship: An Indigenous Conversation on Technology.” Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology. (Fall 2015): 75-82.

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Co- authored with Kristina Fagan, Daniel Heath Justice, Keavy Martin, Sam McKegney and Deanna Reder. “Canadian Indian Literary Nationalism?: Critical Approaches in Canadian Indigenous Contexts – A Collaborative Interlogue.” The Canadian Journal of Native Studies 29.1&2 (2009): 19- 44. Rpt. in Cultural Grammars of Nation, Diaspora and Indigeneity in Canada. Eds. Christine Kim, Sophie McCall, and Melina Baum Singer. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2012. 43-64.

Co-authored with Charlene Brown, Claudia Couros, Caroline Crompton, Anthony Eashappie, Natalie George, Megan Kennedy, Melissa Lindenback, Faith McNab, Jennifer Mourre, Cheryl Thomas, Jolyne Watson, Kristen Yuzicappi, and Renee Wolfe. “A Drum in One Hand, a Camera in the Other.” The 49th Parallel: An Interdisciplinary Journal of North American Studies 17 (Spring 2006). .

REVIEWS

Revs. of Why Indigenous Literatures Matter. By Daniel Heath Justice. and Learn, Teach, Challenge: Approaches to Indigenous Literature. Eds. Deanna Reder and Linda Morra. and The Decolonizing Poetics of Indigenous Literature. By Mareike Neuhaus. and Literary Land Claims: The “Indian Land Question” from Pontiac’s War to Attawapiskat. By Margery Fee. Literary Review of Canada (forthcoming December 2016).

Co-authored with Naithan Lagace. Rev. of The Outer Circle: A Graphic Novel. By Patti LaBoucane-Benson, Art by Kelly Mellings. The Winnipeg Free Press 12 Sept. 2015. 503 words.

Revs. of Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life. By James Daschuk. and Hunger, Horses, and Government Men: Criminal Law on the Aboriginal Plains, 1870-1905. By Shelley A.M. Gavigan. Canada’s History Magazine (August-September 2014). 1041 words.

Rev. of Ogimaag: Anishinaabeg Leadership, 1760-1845. By Cary Miller. Studies in American Indian Literatures 22.3 (2012). 1415 words.

Rev. of Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers. By Mark Cronlund Anderson and Carmen Robertson. The Winnipeg Free Press 12 Nov. 2011. 501 words.

Co-authored with Patricia Ningewance. Rev. of Anishinaubae Thesaurus. By Basil Johnston. Native Studies Review 19.1 (2010): 155-56.

Revs. of A Windigo Tale. Dir. Armand Garnet Ruffo, A Flesh Offering. Dir. Jeremy Torrie and Windigo. Dir. Kris Happyjack-McKenzie. MediaIndigena 21 Oct. 2010 . 846 words.

Revs. of Reasoning Together: The Native Critics Collective. Eds. Craig S. Womack, Daniel Heath Justice, and Christopher B. Teuton. and Two Houses Half-Buried in Sand: Oral Traditions of the Hul'q'umi'num' Coast Salish of Kuper Island and Vancouver Island. By Beryl Mildred Cryer, Ed. Chris Arnett. Canadian Literature: A Quarterly of Criticism and Review 200 (Spring 2009): 137-39.

Rev. of Following Nimishoomis: The Oral History of Dedibaayaanimanook, Sarah Keesick Olsen. By Helen Agger. The Winnipeg Free Press 12 July 2008. 496 words.

Rev. of Me Sexy: An Exploration of Native Sex and Sexuality. Ed. Drew Hayden Taylor. The Goose 4.2 (Fall 9

2008): 44-48. 488 words.

Revs. of Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Resistance to Globalization. Eds. Jerry Mander and Victoria Tauli- Corpuz. and Manawa: A Celebration of Contemporary Maori & Northwest Coast Art. Eds. Nigel Reading and Gary Wyatt. Canadian Literature: A Quarterly of Criticism and Review 196 (Spring 2008): 168-69.

NON-REFEREED CHAPTERS

“Legends of a Giant.” Copper Thunderbird: The Art of Norval Morrisseau. Toronto: Westerkirk Works of Art, 2012. 27.

“Dibenimiisowin (To Own Ourselves).” Strength and Struggle: Perspectives from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples in Canada. Eds. Rachel A. Mishenen and Pamela Rose Toulouse. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2011. 101-107.

PUBLICATIONS IN NON-REFEREED PERIODICALS

“Strong Commitment Needed to All Areas of Indigenous Education.” The Winnipeg Free Press. 14 Nov. 2016. A9.

“The New Wave: Indigenous Leadership.” UM Today: The Magazine (Fall 2016). .

“Why James Daschuk’s book Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation and the Loss of Aboriginal Life is one of Canada’s 25 most influential books in the past 25 years.” Literary Review of Canada 25th Anniversary Edition Special Insert. (November 2016): 8-9.

“Indigenous Literary Nationalism: A Theory for All.” ESC: English Studies in Canada 40th Anniversary Issue 41.4 (December 2015): 18.

“A Treaty is a Gift.” Geez Magazine (Fall 2015): 12-13.

“Gwiingwishi: Why the Gray Jay Should be Canada’s National Bird.” Canadian Geographic (October 2015): 47-48.

Co-authored with Naithan Lagace. “The White Paper of 1969.” The Canadian Encyclopedia. 30 Sept. 2015. .

“Explaining Aboriginals’ Mixed Feelings on Voting in Canada.” Metro News. 24 Aug. 2015. .

“Indigenous Summer Reading: 3 Top Picks by Niigaan Sinclair.” CBC Aboriginal. 6 Aug. 2015. .

“Stop Apologizing for John A. Macdonald.” The Ottawa Citizen. 9 Jan. 2015. . 10

“Have We Reached a Turning Point?” The Winnipeg Free Press. 21 Aug. 2014. A11.

“From Super-Chief to Tonto: What Comics Tell Us.” CBC Aboriginal. 11 Jan. 2014. .

“No ‘Honour’ in Native Names.” The Winnipeg Free Press. 4 Jan. 2014.

Co-authored with Shelagh Rogers. “A New Chapter in Aboriginal Literature.” The Globe and Mail. 27 Dec. 2013. R9.

“Q&A with Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair.” CBC Canada Reads. 28 Feb. 2013. .

“Taking Identity: Knowing Who We Are Despite How Others See Us.” The Winnipeg Free Press. 29 Dec. 2012. J11.

“Myths about Riel Hide the Man.” The Winnipeg Free Press. 18 Feb. 2012. A6.

“Reserves are Surrounded by Money. But Most Receive Little.” The Winnipeg Free Press. 4 Feb. 2012. J4.

Co-authored with James Mackay. “Canada’s First Nations: A Scandal Where the Victims are Blamed.” The Guardian. 11 Dec. 2011. .

“Resistance and Protest in Indigenous Literatures.” Canadian Dimension 44.2 (March/April 2010). 25-28.

Interviewed by Thomas Hodd. “Interview: Niigonwedom James Sinclair.” Early Edition: The Newsletter of the Early Canadian Literature Society 2.1 (January 2010): 3-6.

“Inks of Knowledge, Permanence, and Collectivity: A Response to Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry.” Canadian Literature: A Quarterly of Criticism and Review 203 (Winter 2009): 196-200.

CREATIVE PUBLICATIONS 11

“Reconciliation.” Illustrated by Scott Henderson. Wasafiri – International Contemporary Writing 90 (Fall 2017) (forthcoming). Graphic Short Story.

Foreword. Love Beyond Body, Space and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Science Fiction Anthology. Ed. Hope Nicholson. Winnipeg: Bedside Press, 2016. 12-19.

“Oshki Ishkode.” Prairie Fire: A Canadian Magazine of New Writing 34.1 (2013): 41-52. Rpt in Indigenous Men and Masculinities: Identities, Legacies, Regeneration. Eds. Kim Anderson and Rob Innes. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2015. 147-164. Short Story.

Foreword. Indigenous Nationhood: Empowering Grassroots Citizens. By Pamela D. Palmater. Winnipeg: Fernwood, 2015. 1-3.

Co-authored with Mark Zuehlke and Alexander Finbow. The Loxleys and Confederation. Illustrated by Claude St. Aubin and Christopher Chuckry. Canmore, AB: Renegade, 2015. Graphic Novel. *winner, Children/Young Adult Book of the Year, Alberta Book Publishers, 2016 *winner, Illustrated Book of the Year, Alberta Book Publishers, 2016 *named “Best New Canadian Book” by The Toronto Star, 2015 *named “Top Canadian Book” by the Canadian Children’s Centre, 2015

“Dancing in a Mall.” Matrix Magazine 96 (Summer 2013): 26-27. Rpt. in The Winter We Danced: Voices of the Past, the Future, and the Idle No More Movement. Eds. The Kino-nda-niimi Collective. Winnipeg: ARP Books, 2014. 148-49. Poem.

“The Thunder’s Nest.” Graphic Classics 24: Native American Stories. Illustrated by Jay Odjick. Horeb, WI: Eureka Productions, 2013. 82-88. Graphic Adaptation.

“The Words We Have Inherited.” The Winnipeg Free Press. 24 Jan. 2013. A12. Rpt. in The Winter We Danced: Voices of the Past, the Future, and the Idle No More Movement. Eds. The Kino-nda-niimi Collective. Winnipeg: ARP Books, 2014. 271-74. Rpt. in The Comeback: How Aboriginals are Reclaiming Power and Influence. By John Ralston Saul. Toronto: Viking, 2014. 147-153. Non- Fiction.

“On Creation and Re-Creation: Words as Gifts.” Niigaan: In Conversation. 28 Nov 2013. . Non-Fiction.

“Storytelling at the Heart of Aboriginal Tradition.” CBC Manitoba Scene. 10 April 2013. . Non-Fiction.

“How the Thaw Creates the World.” CBC Canada Writes. 19 June 2012. . Short Story.

“Manitoba Indigenous Writers Festival pits Cree against Anishinaabe.” CBC Manitoba Scene. 10 Oct. 2012. . Non-Fiction.

“You’re a Good Friend Joe Black.” Winnipeg Free Press. 19 Feb. 2012. A8. Non-Fiction. 12

“Oshki Bimaadiziwin, New Life.” Close Encounters: The Next 500 Years. Winnipeg: Plug-In Institute of Contemporary Art, 2010. 42-53. Short Story.

“Native Studies.” Prairie Fire: A Canadian Magazine of New Writing 30.3 (2009): 77-88. Short Story.

“The Sacred Nature of Language: Unwritten and Being Written/Ezhi-manidookaadeg Inwewin: Wezhibii’anzig dago Wezhibii’ang.” Exhibition Catalogue of John Hupfield’s Becoming Unwritten. Winnipeg: Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art. 2009. Trans. into French, Anishinaabemowin, and Cree. 1312 words. Art Show Review.

---, ed. “NDN Ink: The Literature Edition.” Urban NDN (February 2009). Literature Section Insert.

“Water Scroll.” Stories from Moccasin Avenue: An Anthology of Native Stories. Ed. Morgan Stafford O’Neal. Vancouver: Totem Pole, 2006. 80-89. Rpt. in Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water. Eds. Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair and Warren Cariou. Winnipeg: Portage & Main Press, 2012. 359-64. Short Story.

“But I need a life too… or You’ll understand when you’re older.” WLT2 7 (2006): 118. Poem.

“The New Act.” Prairie Fire: A Canadian Magazine of New Writing 22.3 (2001): 55. Poem.

KEYNOTES

“Reconciliation and Canadian Churches.” Winnipeg Presbytery Ministers Association Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 8 November 2016.

“Reconciliation and Canadian Schools.” Indigenous Education Leads of Ontario Conference. Toronto, ON. 2 November 2016.

“What Reconciliation Looks Like.” Seneca College Learning Day. Toronto, ON. 24 October 2016.

“Indigenous and Islamic Relationships: Moving Forward.” Manitoba Islamic Association Annual Banquet. Winnipeg, MB. 1 October 2016.

“Learning from the Water: Designing an Indigenous University.” Under Western Skies Conference. Calgary, AB. 27 September 2016.

“What is Indigenous Sustainability?” Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication Annual Conference. International Peace Gardens, MB. 26 August 2016.

“Funding and Assessing Indigenous Art and Aesthetics.” Canadian Public Arts Funders (CPAF) Strategic Development Meeting on Indigenous Arts and Reconciliation. Canada Council for the Arts. Ottawa, ON. 27 June 2016.

“Exposing the Statistics: Indigenous Winnipeg.” National Student Conference of the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Winnipeg, MB. 8 June 2016.

“Indigenous Winnipeg: Reconciling our Schools.” St. James-Assiniboia School Division Administrators Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 27 May 2016. 13

“The TRC Calls to Action and the Legal Profession.” Taylor McCaffrey LLP Annual General Meeting. Winnipeg, MB. 15 April 2016.

“The TRC Calls to Action and Indigenous Child Welfare.” Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Gathering on Reconciliation and Indigenous Child Welfare. Winnipeg, MB. 12 April 2016.

“Our Time, Our Gifts.” Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre Employment and Education Conference. Fort Erie, ON. 10-11 March 2016.

“Finding Your Future: Indigenous Studies is Canadian Studies.” Manitoba Schools International Baccalaureate Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 4 March 2016.

“Reconciliation and Education: The Way Forward.” St. James-Assiniboia School Division Administrators Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 25 February 2016.

“Reconciliation and Education: The Way Forward.” Louis Riel School Division Indigenous Education Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 5 February 2016.

“Bagijiganan: Anishinaabe Ethics in Native Studies.” University of Alberta Faculty of Native Studies Annual Research Conference. Edmonton, AB. 3 December 2015.

“Reading Canada or Kanata: (Re-)Inventing Indigenous Libraries.” Ontario Library Service – North Annual Conference. Sudbury, ONT. 23 September 2015.

“What is Indigenous Literacy?” Ninth Annual International Indigenous Library Forum. Winnipeg, MB. 7 August 2015.

“What does Reconciliation with Aboriginal Peoples have to do with Occupational Therapy?” Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists National Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 30 May 2015.

“Reconciliation and the Future of Canada.” Canadian Muslim Leadership Institute Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 21 March 2015.

“How Indigenous Knowledges Will Save the World.” Indigenous Voices 2nd Annual Gathering and Conference. Mount Royal University. Calgary, AB. 19 March 2015.

“The Challenges of Aboriginal Education.” Aboriginal Circle of Educators Annual Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 12 February 2015.

“Making Education Ours: Aboriginal Education and the Future.” Frontier School Division 37th Annual School Committee Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 11 February 2015.

“Sustainable Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg.” 3rd Interdisciplinary Conference on Educating for Sustainable Well-Being. University of Manitoba, MB. 22 November 2014.

“Creating Indigenous Education in Your Classroom and Community.” Manitoba Middle Years Educators Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 24 October 2014.

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“Our Youth, Our Futures: An Anishinaabe Education for All.” Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Annual Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 9 October 2014. Available online at: .

“Floods of Responsibility: Tobacco and the Future of Lake Winnipeg.” Ears to Earth, Eyes to God: Native Assembly 2014. Mennonite Church Canada and the Partnership Circle of Mennonite Church Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB. 30 July 2014. Available online at: .

“Doodemag Bagijiganan: Treaty Signatures and Collective Responsibilities.” Understanding Treaties: An Overview of Law, Academics, Governance Conference. Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. 17 June 2014.

“Words Floating on Water: The Past, Present, and Future of Stories in Manitowapow.” Manitoba Libraries Association Annual Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 13 May 2014.

“Round Dances as Educational Policy and Praxis.” Emamawi Witatoskemitowak: An Inter- organizational Conversation on Aboriginal Education. Manitoba Teacher’s Society. Winnipeg, MB. 7 May 2014.

“Honouring Our Children: Aboriginal Ways of Knowing and the Changing Face of Social Work.” Ryerson School of Social Work 50th Anniversary Conference, Toronto, ON. 3 April 2014.

“Text and Breath: A History of Manitowapow Literature.” Native American Literature Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 28 March 2014.

“The Courage of Reacting to Racism.” React to Racism Manitoba Youth Gathering. Winnipeg, MB. 19 March 2014.

“Terrorists or Dancers? Indigenous Activism and the Future of Canada.” Canadian Muslim Leadership Institute Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 18 January 2014.

“Building Relationships with Indigenous Communities.” Indigenous Awareness Provincial Conference. Manitoba Teacher’s Society. Winnipeg, MB. 16 January 2014.

“Seeing and Reading Manitowapow.” Manitoba Association for Teachers of English Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 25 October 2013.

“Imagining Aboriginal Education.” Council for Aboriginal Education in Manitoba Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 25 October 2013.

“Charting Aboriginal Education into the Future.” Manitoba Association of School Superintendents Annual Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 16 May 2013.

“Bagijiganan: Notes Towards an Ethical Gift-Giving Criticism.” Native American Literature Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 22 March 2013.

“Indigenous Erasures and Resistances in Manitoba.” Canadian Muslim Leadership Institute Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 1 March 2013.

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“Writing on the Land and Water: Aboriginal Writing in Manitoba.” Aboriginal Circle of Educators Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 25 Jan 2013.

“Tracing Our Future: Indigenous Graphic Novels.” Word on the Water Writers Festival. Kenora, ON. 19 October 2012.

“The Oldest Stories Here: Aboriginal Writing in Manitoba.” Big Ideas Series. Thin Air: The Winnipeg International Writers Festival. Winnipeg, MB. 26 September 2012.

“Story Lives Here: A History of Narrative in Manitowapow.” Manitoba Writers Guild 30th Anniversary Symposium of Manitoba Writing. 11 May 2012.

“A History of Place and Story: Manitowapow.” Shawane Dagosiwin: The Aboriginal Education Research Forum. Winnipeg, MB. 12 April 2012.

“Writing for Life’s Sake.” Arts and Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 23 April 2009.

“Painting Futures, Drawing Pasts: Aboriginal Perspectives of the Arts.” Manitoba Association for the Arts Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 8 May 2002.

INVITED PUBLIC LECTURES/ADDRESSES

“Indigenous Futures and Manitoba Labour.” Manitoba Federation of Labour Annual Meeting. Winnipeg, MB. 1 December 2016.

“How Indigenous Knowledge Can Save America.” University of Minnesota-Morris CAC Convocations Speakers Series. Morris, MN. 29 November 2016.

“The 200th Anniversary of the Selkirk/Peguis Treaty.” The St. Andrews Society of Manitoba Annual General Meeting. Winnipeg, MB. 15 November 2016.

“The Top Challenges to Indigenous Health.” Doctors Manitoba Lunchtime Speakers Series. Winnipeg, MB. 20 October 2016.

“Expanding Horizons – Engaging Indigenous Perspectives for the Classroom.” Red River Valley School Division Inservice. Oak Bluff, MB. 5 October 2016.

“How Can Christians Follow the TRC 94 Calls to Action?” Native Ways and Life Symposium. Kateri Tekakwitha Aboriginal Parish, Winnipeg, MB. 24 September 2016.

“Indigenous Notions of Citizenship.” Six Degrees Citizen Space 2016. Toronto, ON. 20 September 2016.

“Fostering Literacy and Academic Success for Indigenous Students.” Winnipeg Adult Education Centre Staff Training. Winnipeg, MB. 19 September 2016.

“Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change and Lake Winnipeg.” Climate and Water, Navigating Turbulent Waters Ahead: A Red River Basin North Chapter Public Discussion. Winnipeg, MB. 15 September 2016. 16

“Reconciliation and You.” St. James-Assiniboia School Division Teachers Orientation. Winnipeg, MB. 6 September 2016.

“Your Future in Education.” Faculty of Education Orientation Day. University of Manitoba. 30 August 2016.

“The TRC Calls and Racism.” Webinar on Racism and Reconciliation. Canadian Race Relations Foundation. Toronto, ON. 29 July 2016.

“The Future of Indigenous Literature.” Littérature autochtone du Canada et du Québec : Réflexions sur la Politique et la Culture. Université de Montreal. Montreal, QC. 8 July 2016.

“We Weren’t Supposed to Be Here… But We Are.” Peguis Central School Graduation. Peguis First Nation. 28 June 2016.

“Reconciliation and TRC Calls to Action #18-24.” Mount Carmel Clinic Learning Day. Winnipeg, MB. 24 June 2016.

“The TRC Calls to Action and Peacebuilding.” Canadian School of Peacebuilding Lunchtime Speaker Series. Canadian Mennonite University. Winnipeg, MB. 16 June 2016.

“TRC Call to Action #48 and Interfaith Church Groups.” Sturgeon Creek United Church Interfaith Speakers Series. Winnipeg, MB. 25 April 2016.

“Treaties and Health Care.” Manitoba Nurses Union 41st Annual General Meeting Learning Day. Brandon, MB. 20 April 2016.

“Enacting Reconciliation in Canada.” 150th Anniversary Lecture Series. St. Jerome’s University. Waterloo, ON. 8 April 2016.

“What Does an Indigenous University Look Like?” TEDxUManitoba. University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB. 24 March 2016.

“Bagijiganan, Gift-Giving: Indigenous Ethics in Indigenous Studies.” School of Community & Public Affairs Speaker Series. Concordia University. Montreal, QC. 14 March 2016.

“Indinawemaganidog: Anishinaabeg Nationhood.” Notions of Nationhood: A Bannock and Tea Dialogue with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Winnipeg, MB. 11 February 2016.

“Should the University of Manitoba Adopt a Mandatory Indigenous Education Credit?” University of Manitoba Office of Indigenous Achievement Special Forum. Winnipeg, MB. 28 January 2016.

“We Weren’t Supposed to Be Here: Indigenous Success and Reconciliation in Canada.” Urban Circle Graduation Celebration. Winnipeg, MB. 10 December 2015.

“Reconciling Canada’s Future in Winnipeg Schools: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and You.” Louis Riel School Division Francophone Educators Meeting. Winnipeg, MB. 27 November 2015.

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“Bagijiganan: Assessing Indigenous Studies.” Centre for 21st Century Studies Speakers Series. University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Milwaukee, WI. 20 November 2015.

“Treaties are a Gift.” Noon Hour Speakers Series. Millennium Library. Winnipeg, MB. 2 November 2015.

“Indigenous Futures in a Post-Election Canada.” Asper School of Business Wahkotowin Speaker Series. University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB. 26 October 2015.

“Indigenous Atheism? Reconciliation and the Future of Canada.” Humanists, Atheists & Agnostics of Manitoba Speakers Series. Winnipeg, MB. 17 October 2015.

“Indigenous Peoples and Islam.” Islamic History Month Speakers Series. University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB. 10 October 2015.

“Indigenous Knowledge and the Future of Canada.” Department of English Speakers Series. Queens University. Kingston, ONT. 30 September 2015.

“Our Power to Unite and Divide: Indigenous Employability.” National Consultation Workshop for Aboriginal Steelworkers. Winnipeg, MB. 20 July 2015.

“Idle No More and the Future of Indigenous Activism.” Littérature autochtone du Canada et du Québec : Réflexions sur la Politique et la Culture. Université de Montreal. Montreal, QC. 8 July 2015.

“K’zaagin: The Bravery of Love.” Addictions Foundation of Manitoba Aboriginal Awareness Week. Winnipeg, MB. 19 June 2015.

“The Gift of Ceremony: Aboriginal Peoples and Wellness.” CEO Grand Rounds in Aboriginal Health Aboriginal Awareness Week. Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Winnipeg, MB. 17 June 2015.

“Secular Indigenity.” Researching the Liberal Arts and Secular Society Spring Institute. University of Winnipeg. Winnipeg, MB. 12 May 2015.

“Super-Savages and Sovereign Traces: Indigenous Graphic Novels.” Department of English Speakers Series. University of Calgary. Calgary, AB. 20 March 2015.

“Love and Indigenous Men.” Department of Kinesiology and Recreation Management panel “Indigenous Men and Our Communities: A Roundtable on Indigenous Masculinity.” University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB. 6 February 2015.

“‘And’ Not ‘Or’: Christianity and Indigenous Peoples.” Centre for Christian Studies and the Sandy Saulteaux Centre Speakers Series. Winnipeg, MB. 9 January 2015. Available online at: .

“Tracing Indigenous Graphic Novels.” 2014 Peoples Social Forum / Forum Social des Peuples. Ottawa: ONT. 21 August 2014.

“Drawing Our Futures: Indigenous Graphic Novels.” Lunchtime Speakers Series. Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB. 17 June 2014.

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“What Do Indigenous Graphic Novels Do?” 2014 Manitoba Libraries Association Annual Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 14 May 2014.

“Nature and the Archive: Indigenous Writing in Manitoba.” University Women’s Club and Creative Retirement Manitoba “Power of Print” Speakers Series. Winnipeg, MB. 6 May 2014.

“How Do We Promote Aboriginal Student Success?” Promoting Aboriginal Student Success Fundraiser. Selkirk, MB. 19 April 2014.

“How to be Idle No More: Indigenous Activism in Canada.” Department of English Speakers Series. Kent University. Canterbury, UK. 7 February 2014.

“Idle No More and Protecting an Indigenous Earth.” Department of Canadian Studies Speakers Series. University of Nottingham. Nottingham, UK. 5 February 2014.

“The Winter We Danced: Idle No More and the Future of Canada.” Department of Canadian Studies Speakers Series. University of Birmingham. Birmingham, UK. 4 February 2014.

“The Gift of Treaties.” Idle No More Manitoba Community Education Forum. Winnipeg, MB. 28 January 2014. Available online at: .

“The Oldest Literary Tradition in North America: Indigenous Graphic Novels.” Manidoo- Giizis/Kinepisim: The Manitoba Indigenous Writers Festival. Winnipeg, MB. 18 January 2014.

“The Past, Present, and Future of Anishinaabeg Studies.” Department of American Indian Studies Speakers Series. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN. 8 November 2013. Available online at: .

“Histories of Anishinaabeg Writing and Story.” Shingwauk Gathering and Conference. Algoma University/Shingwauk University. Sault Ste. Marie, ON. 3 August 2013.

“The Muddy Waters of Winnipeg: Treaties and the Future of Aboriginal Education in Manitoba.” Louis Riel School Administrators Meeting. Winnipeg, MB. 28 Oct 2013.

“Doodems and Treaties during the Royal Proclamation.” 250th anniversary of Royal Proclamation Commemoration Panel. Winnipeg Art Gallery. Winnipeg, MB. 3 October 2013.

“The Intellectual Traditions of Anishinaabeg Stories.” Noon Hour Speakers Series. Millennium Library. Winnipeg, MB. 3 October 2013.

“Problems with the Royal Proclamation.” 250th anniversary of Royal Proclamation Commemoration Conference. Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB. 2 October 2013.

“Indigenous Education is for Everyone.” Seven Oaks School Division Administrators Meeting. Winnipeg, MB. 16 September 2013.

“Sovereign Traces: Indigenous Graphic Novels.” Littérature autochtone du Canada et du Québec : Réflexions sur la Politique et la Culture. Université de Montreal. Montreal, QC. 12 July 2013.

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“Defining Aboriginal Student Success.” Promoting Aboriginal Student Success Gathering. Selkirk, MB. 15 May 2013.

“Your Responsibility to Community as Graduates.” 2013 University of Manitoba Graduation Pow- Wow. Winnipeg, MB. 5 May 2013.

“Idle No More and Christianity.” Notable Leaders Speakers Series. Providence College. Otterburne, MB. 26 March 2013.

“Idle No More and You.” Multi-Denominational Dialogue on Indigenous Issues. Fort Garry United Church. Winnipeg, MB. 18 March 2013.

“How Idle No More Relates to You.” Business Professional Women of Selkirk Annual Meeting, Selkirk United Church, MB 26 February 2013.

“Idle No More and the Canadian Economy.” Asper School of Business Speakers Series. University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB. 25 February 2013.

“From Past to Present: Idle No More and Indigenous Activism in Canada.” Yale University/Columbia University Idle No More Gathering. New Haven, CT. 28 Jan 2013.

“Dirty Water, Dirty Stories: Aboriginal Literature in Manitowapow.” Department of Urban and Inner- City Studies Speaker Series. University of Winnipeg. Winnipeg, MB. 7 November 2012.

“How to Read Indigenous Graphic Novels.” Manitoba Indigenous Writers Festival Public Talks Series. Winnipeg, MB. 13 October 2012.

“Super Savages and Sovereign Traces: Indigenous Graphic Novels.” Department of Native Studies Fall 2012 Colloquium Series. University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB. 3 October 2012.

“Doodemag Shadows: Anishinaabeg Literature from Past to Present.” Institute for the Humanities New Faculty Colloquium Series. University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB. 15 March 2012.

“Recreational and Dance Programs in Aboriginal Communities.” Canadian Sport Film Festival. University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB 16 February 2012.

“Indigenous History and Kinship Systems in Manitoba.” Language, Identity and Citizenship: A Dialogue for Manitoba and Aotearoa/NewZealand. Mamawipawin Research Centre. University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB. 28 August 2011.

“‘Central Stories Surrounded by Smaller Peripheral Stories’: Daphne Odjig and Anishinaabeg Literary Criticism.” Aboriginal Academics Week. McMaster University. Hamilton, ON. 2 March 2010.

“Planning our Future: Aboriginal Curricula and The Winnipeg School Division.” Winnipeg School Division #1 Administrators Meeting. Gimli, MB. 10 May 2003.

CONFERENCE PAPERS (* = PEER REVIEWED SUBMISSIONS)

“A History of Indigenous Graphic Texts.” C4: The Central Canada Comic Convention. Winnipeg, MB. 28 October 2016. 20

“Reconciliation and Canadian Universities.” Canadian Association of College and University Student Services Annual Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 21 June 2016.

“Acknowledging the Land: Land is Life.” Placing Justice: Critical Perspectives on Space, Justice, Law, and Order. University of Winnipeg. Winnipeg, MB. 11 May 2016.

*“Tracing Blood and Brotherhood: The (Re-)Negotiation of the Indigenous Masculine in Indigenous Graphic Novels.” Native American Literature Symposium. Albuquerque, NM. 17 March 2016.

“Knowledge Engagement and Community Engagement in Indigenous Masculinities.” AMIQAAQ Symposium on Indigenous Masculinities. University of Alberta Faculty of Native Studies. Edmonton, AB. 4 December 2015.

“Big Picture Learning and the Seven Oaks MET School: Nurturing Indigenous Educational Capacity in Winnipeg.” Indspire National Education Gathering. Calgary, AB. 14 November 2015.

“What are Indigenous Human Rights?” North American Society for the Study of Romanticism 23rd Annual Conference. Winnipeg, MB. 13 August 2015.

“Indigenous Graphic Novels and Reconciling Literature.” Aboriginal Literatures Roundtable. Canadian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies Conference. Ottawa, ONT. 1 June 2015.

*“The Crisis of Lake Winnipeg and Indigenous Poetics.” Native American Literature Symposium, 13 March 2015.

*“Bearing Vizenor: Mukwag and an Anishinaabeg Vizenary.” Native American Literature Symposium. Mystic Lake, MN. 23 March 2013.

*“Beyond Tradition/Modern Binaries: Anishinaabe Markings of Nindoodemag and the Anishinaabeg Nation.” Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference. Uncasville, CT. 5 June 2012.

*“The Gift of Wind and Writing: Bridging the Oral/Written in Anishinaabe Literature.” Native American Literature Symposium. Albuquerque, NM. 30 March 2012.

*“K’zaugin: Storying Ourselves Into Life.” Native American Literature Symposium. Albuquerque, NM. 19 March 2011.

*“Annharte, Poetics, Sovereignty.” Indigenous Poetics Conference. Peterborough, ON. 5 November 2010.

*“Indigenous Constitutional Rebuttals.” Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference. Tucson, AZ. May 2010.

*“A Twenty Five Year Conversation on Responsible, Ethical and Indigenous-Centered Criticisms of Indigenous Literatures at The Canadian Journal of Native Studies.” Native American Literature Symposium. Albuquerque, NM. March 2010.

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*“‘A Small Knot of Earth’: Basil Johnston as Tribal Storyteller, Activist, and Literary Critic.” Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference. Minneapolis, MN. May 2009.

“Humour in the Work of Everett Soop.” Everett Soop: Journalist, Cartoonist, Activist – a Gallery 1C03 Symposium on Aboriginal Humour. Winnipeg, MB. 19 March 2009.

“Canadian Indian Literary Nationalism?: Examining Literary Nationalist Approaches in Canadian Indigenous Contexts.” Aboriginal Literatures Roundtable. Canadian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies Conference. Vancouver, BC. June 2008.

*“Our Right to Remain Separate and Distinct: The Rhetoric of Indigenous Nationhood and Nationalism.” Canadian Historical Association Conference. Vancouver, BC. June 2008.

*“A Sovereignty of Transmotion: The Imagination in Gerald Vizenor’s Nationalist Survivance.” Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference. Athens, GA. April 2008.

*“‘something about these aboriginal Americans’: An Indigenous Reading of Walt Whit(e)man’s ‘The Half-Breed: A Tale of the Western Frontier.’” Canadian Association of American Studies Conference. Montreal, QC. 9 November 2007.

*“‘blackened red reddened black’: Marie Annharte Baker’s Indigenous Hybridity.” Canadian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies Conference. Saskatoon, SK. 27 May 2007.

*“Emerging Voices and Critical Developments in Aboriginal Literature.” Aboriginal Literatures Roundtable. Canadian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies Conference. Saskatoon, SK. 27 May 2007.

*“‘Despair That Is Not Ours’: The Beautiful Teachings of Alcohol in the Writings of Simon Ortiz.” Canadian Indigenous/Native Studies Association Conference. Saskatoon, SK. 28 May 2007.

*“Teaching and Writing with a Difference: Towards Creative and Culturally Sensitive Ways of Responding to Aboriginal Literatures.” Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English. Saskatoon, SK. 28 May 2007.

*“Taking the Native Out of Native Literature – A Current Debate in Indigenous Literary Studies.” University of British Columbia Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium. Vancouver, BC. 17 March 2007.

*“Bimaadiziwin: An Anishnaabe Literary Tradition.” Pimatsiwin: Walking in a Good Way: The Aboriginal Circle of Educators Research Conference. Winnipeg, MB. March 2006.

*“Native 'Lit' Service: Native Literature in Public School Classrooms.” Shawane Dagosiwin: The Aboriginal Education Research Forum. Winnipeg, MB. March 2005.

*“Giige Owiiyaw, Healing the Body: Rhetorical Contexts of Anishnaabe Literary Traditions in Gerald Vizenor's Bearheart: The Heirship Chronicles.” Native American Literature Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. April 2005.

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“Would You Like a Relationship With That?: Critical Teaching in Corporate Classrooms.” The University of Oklahoma Critical Pedagogy Symposium. Norman, OK. November 2005.

*“Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again: Humour in Punch and Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and Through the Looking-Glass." News from Everywhere: A Victorian & Edwardian Literature Conference. Winnipeg, MB. April 2003.

UNIVERSITY COURSES DEVELOPED AND INSTRUCTED

Undergraduate (U of Manitoba) • NATV 1200: Native Peoples of Canada • NATV 1220: Native Peoples of Canada I • NATV 1240: Native Peoples of Canada II • NATV 2000: Aboriginal Literature in Manitoba • NATV 2000: Métis Literature • (cross-listed) ENGL 2190/NATV 2000: Introduction to Indigenous Graphic Novels • NATV 2310: Ojibway Literature • NATV 3380: Cultural Constructions of Gender in Canadian Aboriginal Societies • NATV 4300: Indigenous Graphic Novels • NATV 4300: Methodology and Research Issues in Native Studies • NATV 4330: Indigenous Aesthetics

Graduate (U of Manitoba) • NATV 7220: Indigenous Aesthetics • NATV 7220: Advanced Ojibway Literature • NATV 7220: Indigenous Graphic Novels • NATV 7220: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada • NATV 7230: Methodology and Research Issues in Native Studies • NATV 7250 Culture, Theory and Praxis • NATV 7280: Colloquia • NATV 7280: Seminar • NATV 7280: Presentation

Other Universities • English 1A: Introduction to First Nations Rhetoric (U of Winnipeg) • English 110: Introduction to English Literature (U of British Columbia) • Education 205: Introduction to Aboriginal Arts Education (First Nations University of Canada) • English 1113: Principles of English Composition I (U of Oklahoma) • English 1114: Principles of English Composition II (U of Oklahoma)

GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISORY DUTIES * = IN CANDIDACY

AS SUPERVISOR: Paul Murphy – Ph.D. (Native Studies, U of Manitoba)* Darren Courchene – Ph.D. (Native Studies, U of Manitoba)* Stephanie Sinclair – Ph.D. (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) Melanie Belmore – Ph.D. (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) Jason Bone – Ph.D. (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) Jason Bone – Masters (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) – graduated 2017 23

Naithan Lagace – Masters (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) Shauna Mulligan – Masters (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) Angelina McLeod – Masters (Native Studies, U of Manitoba)

AS COMMITTEE MEMBER: Cathy Mattes – Ph.D. (Native Studies, U of Manitoba)* Andrea St. Pierre – Ph.D. (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) Leslie Agger – Ph.D. (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) Joseph Dipple – Ph.D. (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) Orest Kinasevych – Ph.D. (Education, U of Manitoba) Kevin Lamoureux – Ph.D. (Education, U of Manitoba) Marc Kuly – Ph.D (Interdisciplinary, U of Manitoba) Sharon Dainard – Masters (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) Katya Ferguson – Masters (Education, U of Manitoba) Joseph Dipple – Masters (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) – graduated 2014 Royce Freeman – Ph.D. (American Indian Studies, U of Oklahoma)*

AS INTERNAL EXAMINER Michael Minor – Ph.D. (English, U of Manitoba) – graduated 2015

CHAIR OF ORAL DEFENCE: Timothy Maton – Masters (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) – graduated 2015 Maximllian Aulinger – Masters (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) – graduated 2015 Gilbert Fredette – Masters (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) – graduated 2014 Alena Rosen – Masters (Native Studies, U of Manitoba) – graduated 2014

SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIPS

University of Manitoba Committees 2016-present: Department of Native Studies Assistant Professor Search Committee (Chair) 2016-present: Faculty of Arts Ad Hoc Indigenous Content Committee 2016-present: Faculty of Social Work Assistant/Associate Professor Search Committee (external representative) for Masters of Indigenous Knowledges Program 2015-present: Department of Native Studies Undergraduate Review Report Committee (Chair) 2015-present: Department of Native Studies Graduate Review Report Committee (Chair) 2013-present: Course and Program Approvals Committee, Faculty of Arts 2013-present: Graduate Program Committee, Dept. of Native Studies 2013-present: Curriculum Committee, Dept. of Native Studies 2012-present: Promotions and Media Committee (Chair), Dept. of Native Studies 2015-2016: University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities Review Committee 2015-2016: Department of Native Studies Headship Search committee 2015-2016: Faculty of Social Work Assistant/Associate Professor Search Committee (external representative) for Masters of Indigenous Knowledges Program 2015-2016: Visionary (re)Generation Indigenous Advisory Subcommittee on University Land Development 2014-2016: Special Committee on University Research, Office of University Research 2014-2015: Zongiigabowen Men’s Group Committee, Migizii Agamik Indigenous Student Centre 2014-2015: Hiring Committee for Assistant Professor (external representative), Faculty of Social Work 2014-2015: 40th Anniversary of the Department of Native Studies Host Committee 2012-2015: Traditional Peoples Advisory Committee, Migizii Agamik Aboriginal Student Centre 24

2013-2014: Tenure and Promotion Nucleus Committee, Faculty of Arts 2012-2013: Mazinbiige Indigenous Graphic Novel collection planning committee, Elizabeth Dafoe Library

Professional & Academic Service 2016-present: Board Member, Institute for Canadian Citizenship (Toronto, ON) 2016-present: Board Member, Gonzaga Middle School (Winnipeg, MB) 2016-present: Board Member, Islamic Social Services Association (Winnipeg, MB) 2016-present: Board Member, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (Toronto, ON) 2015-present: Nominations Committee, Native American and Indigenous Studies Association 2013-present: Canadian Museum of Human Rights Indigenous Advisory Council (Chairperson, 2014) 2013-present: Educational Review Committee, The Walrus Magazine 2012-present: Member of Executive Committee, Native American Literature Symposium 2017: SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Assessor 2016: Academic Reviewer of A Concise History of Canada’s First Nations (3rd Ed.) by Olive Dickason and William Newbigging for Oxford University Press Canada 2016: SSHRC Insight Grant Assessor 2016: Juror (Scholarships and Bursaries), Indspire Education Foundation 2015: SSHRC Insight Grant Assessor 2015: Mediator and Educator, Grand Chief Nepinak v. Brad Badiuk Civil Litigation 2014: Academic Reviewer of A Concise History of Canada’s First Nations (2nd Ed.) by Olive Dickason and William Newbigging for Oxford University Press Canada 2014: Peguis First Nation Community and Traditional Knowledge Advisory Committee on Manitoba- Minnesota Transmission Project 2014: Founder, developer, and fundraiser for Beatrice Mosionier Aboriginal Writer of the Year Award at the 2015 Manitoba Book Awards 2014: Indigenous Policy Advisor, Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg Mayoral Campaign 2014: Coordinator, Walk and Vigil in Honour of Tina Fontaine and Faron Hall 2012-2014: Co-Chair of Organizing Committee, Manitoba Indigenous Literary Festival 2013: National Co-ordinator for #HonourtheApology (cross-Canada event and petition at 14 sites asking federal government to release residential school documents) 2013: Juror, Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction, Manitoba Book Awards 2013: Juror, Graduate Student Paper Award, Native American and Indigenous Studies Association 2013: Judge, John Howard Society Youth Poetry Contest 2013: Manuscript Reviewer, Oxford University Press Canada 2012, 2014: Juror, Manitoba Arts Council 2012: Manuscript Reviewer, University of Manitoba Press 2012-2014: Peer Reviewer, The Canadian Journal of Native Studies 2011: Juror, Manitoba Book Awards 2009-2010: President, Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery Board of Directors 2008-2010: Peer Reviewer, Studies In American Indian Literatures 2007: Peer Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Native Education 2006: Peer Reviewer, Wicazo-Sa Review 2001-2003: Aboriginal Education Advisory Committee, Manitoba Teacher’s Society

Memberships in Professional Societies 2014-present: Indigenous Literary Studies Association 2008-present: Native American & Indigenous Studies Association 2006-present: Native American Literature Symposium 2007-2008: Canadian Association for Commonwealth Literatures and Language Studies 25

2007-2008: Canadian Indigenous and Native Studies Association 2007-2008: Canadian Association of American Studies 2006: Phi Kappa Phi United States of America National Honor Society 2000-2004: Canadian Teachers Federation (Mathieu de Costa Awards Committee 2002-2004) 2000-2004: Aboriginal Circle of Educators (Treasurer & Community Liaison 2002-2004) 2000-2004: Manitoba Teachers Society

Community Service: Media Appearances January 27, 2017: Interview with The Winnipeg Free Press on MB Premier Pallister’s comments regarding night hunting and treaties, Winnipeg, MB January 27, 2017: Interview with CTV National News on MB Premier Pallister’s comments regarding night hunting and treaties, Winnipeg, MB

January 4, 2017: Panelist with APTN’s In-Focus on the year of 2016 in review, APTN National News December 13, 2016: Interview with CBC Radio Noon on 2016 State of the Inner-city Report, Winnipeg, MB December 12, 2016: Interview with CKUW News on 2016 State of the Inner-city Report, Winnipeg, MB November 18, 2016: Interview with The Current with Anna Marie Tremonti on smudging in Canadian schools, Toronto, ON October 11, 2016: Interview with The Canadian Press on Indigenous mascots and representations in sports, Winnipeg, MB September 27, 2016: Interview for Bifrost: An Environmental Art-Research Documentary, Calgary, AB September 20, 2016: Interview with CBC News on offensive Halloween costumes, Winnipeg, MB August 30, 2016: Interview with World Politics Review on Indigenous Politics in Canada, Brooklyn, NY. Story available at: http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/19932/canada-s-indigenous- nations-struggle-for-balanced-relationship-with-the-state July 18, 2016: Interview for documentary Moccasin Stories, directed by Charlene Moore, MTS Stories from Home July 13, 2016: Interview with CTV News on Winnipeg Police Board Appointments, Winnipeg, MB July 13, 2016: Interview with APTN National News on Winnipeg Police Board Appointments, Winnipeg, MB May 28, 2016: Interview with CPAC on Liberal Party Biennial Convention, Winnipeg, MB May 11, 2016: Interview with CBC Information Radio on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Winnipeg, MB February 24, 2016: Panelist with APTN’s In-Focus on racism in Winnipeg and Canada, APTN National News February 9, 2016: Interview with The Winnipeg Free Press on Indigenous Candidates in Manitoba General Election, Winnipeg, MB February 7, 2016: Interview with CBC Radio Coast to Coast on CD Howe Report on First Nations Education, Ottawa, ON February 6, 2016: Interview with The Manitoban on the history of Indigenous education at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB February 1, 2016: Feature interviewee on Face to Face with Michael Hutchinson (APTN) available here: http://aptn.ca/news/2016/02/17/we-are-at-the-cusp-of-something-my-grandfather-could-have- never-imagined-prof-sinclair/. February 1, 2016: Interview with APTN National News on introduction of Mandatory Indigenous Credit at the University of Winnipeg January 28, 2016: Interview with The Globe and Mail on First Nations Education, Toronto, ON 26

January 28, 2016: Interview with The Winnipeg Free Press on CD Howe Report on First Nations Education, Winnipeg, MB January 26, 2016: Interview with CJOB Radio on anniversary of Maclean’s Magazine article declaring Winnipeg Canada’s Most Racist City, Winnipeg, MB January 20, 2016: Interview with Global News on anniversary of Maclean’s Magazine article declaring Winnipeg Canada’s Most Racist City, Winnipeg, MB January 18, 2016: Interview with CBC Information Radio on anniversary of Maclean’s Magazine article declaring Winnipeg Canada’s Most Racist City, Winnipeg, MB December 18, 2015: Interview with ACIMOWIN (CJSR Radio) on Indigenous Masculinities, Edmonton, AB December 8, 2015: Interview with The Agenda with Steve Paikin (TVO) on hatred against immigrants and Indigenous adoption methods, Toronto, ON December 1, 2015: Interview with CBC News on CBC ceasing internet commentary boards on Indigenous stories, Winnipeg, MB December 1, 2015: Interview with CBC Information Radio on CBC ceasing internet commentary boards on Indigenous stories October 21, 2015: Interview with CBC Information Radio on results of Canadian federal election and Indigenous communities October 21, 2015: Interview with APTN National News on results of Canadian federal election and Indigenous communities October 19, 2015: Interview with CTV National News on results of Canadian federal election and Indigenous communities September 29, 2015: Interview with The Manitoban on Canadian federal election party platforms August 13, 2015: Interview with CTV National News on Canadian federal election party platforms June 21, 2015: Interview with CBC News Network on legacy of National Aboriginal Day in Canada June 16, 2015: Interview with The Winnipeg Free Press on training and selecting Aboriginal police officers in the Winnipeg Police force May 13, 2015: Panelist with APTN’s In-Focus on Aboriginal political and social organizations in Canada, APTN National News February 13, 2015: Interview for documentary The Biology of Story, directed by Amnon Buchbinder, http://biologyofstory.com January 9, 2015: Interview with Up to Speed on legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald, CBC Radio January 7, 2015: Interview with APTN National News on Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection kickstarter crowdfunding campaign December 21, 2014: Interview on The Greg Glatz Show speaking on First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act, CJOB Radio December 17, 2014: Panelist with APTN’s In-Focus on Aboriginal and Canadian Notable Events in 2014, APTN National News December 9, 2014: Interview with CTV’s Power Play on Assembly of First Nations election for National Chief, Winnipeg, MB December 1, 2014: Interview with Maclean’s Magazine on Racism in Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB November 23, 2014: Interview with APTN’s Urban Native Girl with Lisa Charleyboy documentary series, Winnipeg, MB November 13, 2014: Online Panelist for “A Dialogue on Racism” event, CBC Manitoba November 12, 2014: Interview with CBC World at Six on National Report on Racism in Canada November 12, 2014: Interview with CBC Radio Saskatoon on National Report on Racism in Canada, Saskatoon, SK November 10, 2014: Interview with CBC News on National Report on Racism in Canada, Winnipeg, MB 27

November 5, 2014: Interview with CBC National on Assembly of First Nations election for National Chief, Winnipeg, MB October 7, 2014: Interview with APTN National News on Lake Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB October 7, 2014: Interview with CTV News on racial divides in Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB October 7, 2014: Panelist on CJOB Morning with Charles Adler speaking on definitions of genocide and Indigenous histories in Canada October 1, 2014: Panelist on APTN In-Focus speaking on genocide and history of Canada, APTN National News August 21, 2014: Interview with The Globe and Mail on Prime Minister Harper comments regarding death of Tina Fontaine, Ottawa, ON August 21, 2014: Interview with The Winnipeg Free Press on Prime Minister Harper comments regarding death of Tina Fontaine August 19, 2014: Interview with Winnipeg Alternative Media on death of Tina Fontaine and Murdered/Missing Indigenous Women, Winnipeg, MB August 19, 2014: Interview with The Winnipeg Sun on death of Tina Fontaine and Murdered/Missing Indigenous Women, Winnipeg, MB August 19, 2014: Interview with Information Radio on death of Tina Fontaine and Murdered/Missing Indigenous Women, CBC Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB August 19, 2014: Interview with The Winnipeg Free Press on death of Tina Fontaine and Murdered/Missing Indigenous Women, Winnipeg, MB August 19, 2014: Interview with CBC News Network on death of Tina Fontaine and Murdered/Missing Indigenous Women July 14, 2014: Interview for documentary Colonization Road, directed by Michelle St. John, The Breath Films. July 6, 2014: Interview on The Greg Glatz Show speaking on Aboriginal Water and Land Issues in Manitoba, CJOB Radio May 30, 2014: Interview with The National Post on Idle No More and Canadian policing, Ottawa, ON May 29, 2014: Interview with Information Radio on Laurie River Lodge Employee Manual statements regarding Aboriginal employees, Winnipeg, MB May 28, 2014: Interview with The Winnipeg Free Press on Laurie River Lodge Employee Manual statements regarding Aboriginal employees, Winnipeg, MB May 19, 2014: Interview with The Winnipeg Sun on Prince Charles Winnipeg visit, Winnipeg, MB May 19, 2014: Interview with CBC News on Prince Charles Winnipeg visit, CBC Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB May 18, 2014: Interview on The Weekend Morning Show on Idle No More, CBC Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB May 11, 2014: Panelist on CTV Question Period about failure of Bill c-33: The First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act May 6, 2014: Interview on Taylor in the Afternoons on First Nations Education Act (bill c-33), 770 AM Calgary April 9, 2014: Interview for “Inspiring Ideas” video on Indigenous Knowledge and Writing, Winnipeg Public Library March 27, 2014: Interviews on 11 CBC syndicated radio stations (CBC Cape Breton, CBC Quebec City, CBC Windsor, CBC Winnipeg, CBC Thunder Bay, CBC Ontario AM, CBC Iqaluit, CBC Whitehorse, CBC Saskatoon, CBC Regina, CBC Vancouver) on Truth and Reconciliation Commission National Event in Edmonton February 12, 2014: Panelist on APTN In-Focus speaking on First Nations Education Act (bill c-33), APTN National News January 26, 2014: Interview on The Greg Glatz Show speaking on Treaties in Canada, CJOB Radio 28

January 15, 2014: Interview on Information Radio speaking on Neil Young’s Honour the Treaties Tour and Idle No More, CBC Manitoba January 8, 2014: Interview with The Manitoban on Manidoo-Giizis/Kinepisim: The Manitoba Indigenous Writers Festival, Winnipeg, MB December 22, 2013: Interview with The Winnipeg Free Press on Indigenous graphic novels, Winnipeg, MB December 19, 2013: Interview on Information Radio speaking on Idle No More Movement, CBC Manitoba December 9, 2013: Interview on CBC News on Indigenous Graphic Novels, CBC Manitoba December 5, 2013: Interview for documentary with “Strongfront TV” on Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education November 29, 2013: Interview on CBC News on Residential Schools, CBC Manitoba November 4, 2013: Interview on Indigenous Waves on the First Nations Education Act (bill c-33), CIUT FM Toronto October 28, 2013: Interview on The Stream on the First Nations Education Act (bill c-33), Al-Jazeera America October 18, 2013: Interview on Information Radio speaking on Elsipogtog and the Idle No More Movement, CBC Manitoba October 16, 2013: Panelist on APTN In-Focus speaking on Indigenous Graphic Novels, APTN National News October 7, 2013: Interview with CBC News on Idle No More Movement and National Day of Action, CBC Toronto October 7, 2013: Interview with The First Perspective on Idle No More Movement and National Day of Action, Winnipeg, MB October 2, 2013: Interview on Manitoba Today on Indigenous Water Issues in Manitoba, CKUW Radio September 27, 2013: Interview on Issues with Jason Neufeld on Indigenous Gender, UMFM Radio September 12, 2013: Interview on Eagle Staff Radio speaking on Anishinaabeg culture and tradition, CKUW Radio August 6, 2013: Interview on Aboriginal Today speaking on Aboriginal Literatures, CKUW Radio July 25, 2013: Interview on All my Relations with Rosanna Deerchild speaking on #HonourtheApology (cross-Canada event and petition at 14 sites asking federal government to release residential school documents), NCI-FM July 25, 2013: Interview on CTV National News speaking on #HonourtheApology (cross-Canada event and petition at 14 sites asking federal government to release residential school documents), CTV TV July 25, 2013: Interview on The National speaking on #HonourtheApology (cross-Canada event and petition at 14 sites asking federal government to release residential school documents), CBC TV July 25, 2013: Interview on Information Radio speaking on #HonourtheApology (cross-Canada event and petition at 14 sites asking federal government to release residential school documents), CBC Manitoba July 16, 2013: Interview on The National speaking on National Treaty Alliance, CBC TV July 16, 2013: Interview on 11 radio stations as CBC Syndicated “Expert” on National Treaty Alliance, CBC Vancouver, CBC Victoria, CBC Halifax, CBC Winnipeg, CBC Yellowknife, CBC Edmonton, CBC Toronto, CBC Thunder Bay, CBC Saskatoon, CBC Montreal, CBC Ottawa July 5, 2013: Interview on At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research with Dr. Robert Falcon-Oulette speaking on Anishinaabeg culture and tradition June 19, 2013: Interview on Go Winnipeg! speaking on History of Manitoba, Shaw TV June 10, 2013: Panelist on The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers speaking on Aboriginal Literature in Canada, CBC Radio May 17, 2013: Interview on The National speaking on legacy of Elijah Harper, CBC TV May 10, 2013: Interview with The Winnipeg Free Press speaking on urban Aboriginal issues 29

March 20, 2013: Interview on All My Relations with Rosanna Deerchild speaking on History of Aboriginal Writing in Manitoba, NCI-FM March 7, 2013: Interview with Selkirk Record speaking on racism in Canada March 3, 2013: Interview on The Greg Glatz Show speaking on Indigenous/Non-Indigenous Relationships in Canada, CJOB Radio March 1, 2013: Interview on The Frank and Kevin Show (Podcast hosted by Professors Frank Deer and Kevin Lamoureux) speaking on Indigenous Literatures, University of Manitoba February 27, 2013: Panelist on APTN In-Focus speaking on new Minister of Indian Affairs, APTN National News February 4, 2013: Interview on Mud and Water speaking on Indigenous water rights in Manitoba, CKUW Radio January 30, 2013: Panelist on APTN In-Focus speaking on Indigenous Activism, APTN National News January 28, 2013: Interview for national syndication speaking on Idle No More Movement, CBC Toronto (appeared on 14 radio stations) January 22, 2013: Interview on CBC News speaking on editorial in Morris Mirror, CBC Manitoba January 22, 2013: Interview with The Winnipeg Free Press speaking on editorial in Morris Mirror January 22, 2013: Interview with Carman Valley Leader speaking on editorial in Morris Mirror January 22, 2013: Interview on CTV News speaking on editorial in Morris Mirror, CTV Manitoba January 22, 2013: Interview on Global News speaking on editorial in Morris Mirror, Global Manitoba January 22, 2013: Interview on Information Radio speaking on editorial in Morris Mirror, CBC Manitoba January 18, 2013: Interview on Information Radio speaking on editorial in Morris Mirror, CBC Manitoba January 12, 2013: Interview on Heartbeat speaking on Indigenous Creativity and Writing, Red River College Radio January 9, 2013: Interview on The National speaking on Public Education and Indigenous Issues, CBC TV January 7, 2013: Interview on The Current with Anna Marie Tremonti on First Nations Finance and Transparency, CBC Radio One January 2, 2013: Interview on Information Radio speaking on the Idle No More Movement, CBC Manitoba December 20, 2012: Interview on The National speaking on Idle No More and Social Media, CBC TV October 24, 2012: Panelist on APTN In-Focus speaking on Indigenous Activism and Social Media, APTN National News September 12, 2012: Panelist on APTN In-Focus speaking on Reconciliation in Canada, APTN National News February 26, 2012: Interview for documentary Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement at the University of British Columbia, directed by Alannah Earl-Young, UBC Longhouse February 22, 2012: Interview for documentary Stories of Decolonization: Land Dispossession and Settlement, directed by Liz Carlson, Gladys Rowe, Sarah Story and Teddy Zegeye-Gebrehiwot, Flicker & Rise Productions. January 29, 2012: Panelist on Indigenous Politics: From Native New England and Beyond speaking on Crown- First Nations Gathering, WESU 88.1 FM Wesleyan University Radio and Pacifica Radio, Middletown, CT January 26, 2012: Panelist on APTN In-Focus speaking on Crown-First Nations Gathering, APTN National News September 20, 2009: Feature Interview in The Winnipeg Free Press section “The Seventh Fire Generation: How Young Aboriginals See the Present and Future.”

Community Service: Educational Presentations January 26, 2017: Invited Presentation on Implementing TRC Calls to Action and the Classroom, St. James-Assiniboia School Division Administrators Workshop, Winnipeg, MB (70 participants) 30

January 23, 2017: Class presentation on Indigenous Treaties in Canada, St. Johns Ravencourt School, Winnipeg, MB (70 students) January 20, 2017: Invited Presentation on Treaties and History of the Forks, Forks Administrative Team Training, Winnipeg, MB (15 participants) January 9, 2017: Class presentation on Indigenous Histories in Canada for Dr. Laura Sims, Université de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg, MB (40 undergraduate students) November 25, 2016: Invited Presentation on Reconciliation and Canadian Curriculum, Louis Riel School Division Teacher Training, Winnipeg, MB (125 participants) November 24, 2016: Invited Presentation on TRC Calls to Action and the Classroom, St. James- Assiniboia School Division Administrators Workshop, Winnipeg, MB (70 participants) November 2, 2016: Invited Presentation on Indigenous Literatures and Activism for Jennifer McClung, Iowa State University, Ames, IA (25 students) November 1, 2016: Invited Presentation on Indigenous Histories in Canada for M’shall Smith Daniels, Windsor Park Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (20 students) October 27, 2016: Invited Presentation on Indigenous Curriculums in Canada for Dr. Karen Smith, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (30 students) October 26, 2016: Invited Presentation on Indigenous History of Peguis First Nation for Dr. Wendy Kroeker, Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, MB (30 students) October 24, 2016: Invited Presentations on the TRC 94 Calls to Action and Education to Seneca College Faculty and Staff, Toronto, ON (200 participants) October 18, 2016: Invited Presentation on Indigenous Aesthetics in Art for Dr. Joanna Black, SSHRC Indigenous Art and Education Project Training, Winnipeg, MB (25 participants) October 14, 2016: Invited Presentation on History of Treaty One, Air Canada Window Park Artist Meeting, Winnipeg Arts Council, Winnipeg, MB (15 participants) October 13, 2016: Invited Presentation on traditional Indigenous literatures for Dr. Emma LaRocque, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (20 students) October 11, 2016: Invited Presentation on Indigenous Education for Deborah Stoneham, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB (40 students) October 4, 2016: Invited Presentation on Treaties and Indigenous/Non-Indigenous Relationships in Manitoba, St. Vital-St. Boniface Rotary Club, Winnipeg, MB (40 participants) September 21, 2016: Invited Presentation on the TRC 94 Calls to Action and the Classroom, Seven Oaks School Division In-service, Winnipeg, MB (30 participants) August 3, 2016: Invited Presentation on Global Indigenous Issues, Canada World Youth Colombia/Canada Indigenous Mentorship Program Participant Briefing, Winnipeg, MB (14 participants) July 13, 2016: Invited Presentation on Indigenous Traditions in the Workplace, Supporting Employment & Economic Development (SEED) Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB (30 participants) July 12, 2016: Invited Presentation on Indigenous Cultural Traditions, Manitoba Islamic Association Summer Camp, Winnipeg, MB (25 participants) June 8, 2016: Class Presentation on Treaties in Manitoba, West Kildonan Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (40 students) May 24, 2016: Class Presentation on Indigenous History in Manitoba, Ecole Leila North, Winnipeg, MB (30 students) May 3, 2016: Class Presentation on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Winnipeg Adult Education Centre, Winnipeg, MB (30 students) April 22, 2016: Invited Presentation on Treaties and Reconciliation in Canada, Dakota Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (90 teachers) April 22, 2016: Class Presentation on Treaties in Canada, JH Bruns Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (40 students) 31

April 19, 2016: Invited Presentation on Indigenous Aesthetics, Winnipeg Art Gallery Curator Training, Winnipeg, MB (30 artists) April 18, 2016: Class Presentation on Reconciliation in Canada, St. James Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (30 students) April 7, 2016: Invited Presentations on Reconciliation in Canada, St. Jerome’s University Teacher Training, Waterloo, ON (80 participants) April 6, 2016: Invited Presentation on Indigenous Treaty Rights and Canadian Law, Olthuis Kleer Townshend Law Firm, Toronto, ON (40 employees) March 31, 2016: Invited Presentation on Treaties and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Manitoba Hydro Employee Training (40 employees) March 24, 2016: Class presentation on Indigenous Activism for Jennifer Keith, University of Winnipeg (25 undergraduate students) March 23, 2016: Class presentation on Indigenous Treaty Rights and Reconciliation for Dr. David Daycock, University of Manitoba (15 graduate students) March 3, 2016: Invited presentation on TRC 94 Calls to Action, United Way Professional Development Series, Winnipeg, MB (30 employees) March 2, 2016: Invited presentation on Treaties and Reconciliation, St. Mary Anglican Church, Winnipeg, MB (125 attendees) February 26, 2016: Class presentation on History of Peguis First Nation for Tasha Spillett, Canadian Mennonite University (20 undergraduate students) February 25, 2016: Class presentation on Indigenous Literatures in Manitoba for Dr. Paul DePasquale, University of Winnipeg (15 undergraduate students) February 24, 2016: Class Presentation on Indigenous History and Lake Winnipeg for Dr. Kristina Hunter, University of Manitoba (45 undergraduate students) February 22, 2016: Class Presentation on Indigenous Sexuality for Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis, University of Manitoba (150 undergraduate students) February 9, 2016: Class presentation on Indigenous Education and Anishinaabe Pedagogy for Dr. Frank Deer, University of Manitoba (30 post-baccalaureate students) February 8, 2016: Invited presentation on Treaties in Canada, Next Up! Winnipeg Youth Empowerment Seminar, Winnipeg, MB (14 participants) January 26, 2016: Class presentation on Indigenous Masculinities for Dr. Jocelyn Thorpe, University of Manitoba (30 undergraduate students) January 11, 2016: Class presentation on Indigenous Activism in Canada for Dr. Laura Sims, University de Saint-Boniface (40 undergraduate students) November 16, 2015: Invited presentation on Treaties in Manitoba, St. John’s Ravencourt School, Winnipeg, MB (50 students) November 12, 2015: Invited presentations on Anishinaabe culture and tradition, West Kildonan Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (800 students) November 10, 2015: Class presentation on Indigenous Economic Development for Dr. Wanda Wuttunee, University of Manitoba (20 undergraduate students) October 23, 2015: Invited presentation on Reconciliation in Canada, Manitoba Educators for Social Justice, Winnipeg, MB (25 teachers) October 9, 2015: Invited presentation on Indigenous Histories of Lake Winnipeg, St. James School Division Youth Leaders Workshop, Winnipeg, MB (250 students) October 8, 2015: Invited presentation on Treaties and Reconciliation in Canada, Manitoba Health, Healthy Living, and Seniors, Winnipeg, MB (75 employees) September 22, 2015: Class Presentation on Indigenous Creation Stories for Dr. Emma LaRocque, University of Manitoba (15 undergraduate students) September 17, 2015: Class Presentation on Indigenous Spirituality for Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis, University of Manitoba (150 undergraduate students) 32

July 29, 2015: Invited presentation on Treaties in Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, Winnipeg, MB (45 employees) July 9, 2015: Class presentation on the legacy of residential schools for Dr. Jerome Cranston and Dr. Melanie Janzen, University of Manitoba (30 graduate students) June 16, 2015: Invited presentation to Graduating Indigenous students, Elmwood High School, Winnipeg, MB (30 students) May 28, 2015: Invited presentation on Challenges in Indigenous Education, Louis Riel School Division Indigenous Leadership Circle, Winnipeg, MB (25 participants) May 26, 2015: Invited presentation on Treaty relationships in Canada, Vincent Massey Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (30 students) May 24, 2015: Invited presentation on Indigenous spirituality and Treaty relationships, Grace Mennonite Church, Steinbach, MB (220 attendees) – available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Y8BAuD_vc May 23, 2015: Invited presentation on Indigenous Workforces in Canada, Winnipeg Labour Council, Winnipeg, MB (35 attendees) May 12, 2015: Invited presentation on Indigenous participation in the 2015 Canadian Election, Council of Canadians – Winnipeg Chapter, Winnipeg, MB (40 attendees) May 8, 2015: Invited presentation on Indigenous revitalization and resurgence, University of Manitoba Indigenous Student Recruitment Seminar, Winnipeg, MB (35 students) April 21, 2015: Invited presentation on Working with Aboriginal Communities, University of Manitoba Faculty of Social Work Leaf Rapids Learning Project, Winnipeg, MB (25 participants) April 20, 2015: Invited presentation on Indigenous Storytelling, Mapleton School, Selkirk, MB (25 students) April 14, 2015: Invited presentation on Indigenous graphic novels, JH Bruns Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (60 students) April 12, 2015: Invited presentation on Indigenous Histories in Canada, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Winnipeg, MB (50 attendees) April 8, 2015: Invited presentation on Reconciliation and Indigenous Education, École Kelvin High School, Winnipeg, MB (85 teachers) March 24, 2015: Class presentation on Indigenous Education and Reconciliation for Dr. John Wiens, University of Manitoba (15 graduate students) February 26, 2015: Presentation on Spirit and Intent of Treaties in Manitoba, Food Matters Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (65 employees) February 25, 2015: Class Presentation on Indigenous Histories of Lake Winnipeg for Dr. Kristina Hunter, University of Manitoba (40 undergraduate students) February 12, 2015: Invited presentation on History of Peguis First Nation, Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School, Selkirk, MB (35 students) February 11, 2015: Invited presentation on Indigenous Peoples in Canadian History, Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Sisters and Associates, Winnipeg, MB (70 attendees) February 8, 2015: Invited presentation on Decolonizing Politics in Canadian Universities, Canadian Federation of Students Indigenous Leaders Gathering, Winnipeg, MB (25 attendees) February 6, 2015: Invited presentation on Racism in Manitoba and Canada, Canadian Union of Public Employees Annual General Meeting, Winnipeg, MB (400 attendees) February 4, 2015: Class presentation on Indigenous Activism in Canada for Dr. Julie Pelletier, University of Winnipeg (60 undergraduate students) February 4, 2015: Class presentation on Indigenous Masculinities for Dr. Jocelyn Thorpe, University of Manitoba (25 undergraduate students) January 30, 2015: Invited presentations on Treaties in Manitoba, Edmund Partridge School, Winnipeg, MB (90 students) 33

January 12, 2015: Class presentation on Indigenous Activism in Canada for Dr. Laura Sims, Université de Saint-Boniface (40 undergraduate students) December 11, 2014: Invited presentation on Anishinaabeg Histories in Manitoba, Portage Collegiate Institute, Winnipeg, MB (30 students) December 8, 2014: Invited presentation on Racism and Reconciliation in Canada, École Kelvin High School, Winnipeg, MB (70 students) November 28, 2014: Invited presentation on Treaties and Manitoba History, Sturgeon Heights Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (100 students) November 28, 2014: Invited presentation on Indigenous Storytelling and Anishinaabe Culture, William Whyte Community School, Winnipeg, MB (25 students) November 5, 2014: Class presentation on Indigenous Histories in Canada for Dr. Frank Deer, University of Manitoba (30 post-baccalaureate students) November 3, 2014: Invited presentation on Indigenous Storytelling, Glenelm Elementary School, Winnipeg, MB (250 students) October 24, 2014: Invited presentation on Indigenous Activism in Manitoba, Winnipeg Anarchist Bookfair, Winnipeg, MB (40 attendees) October 24, 2014: Invited presentation on Indigenous Education in Manitoba, Manitoba Educators for Social Justice Conference, Winnipeg, MB (60 attendees) October 20, 2014: Invited presentation on Indigenous Politics in Manitoba, College Louis Riel, Winnipeg, MB (20 students) October 15, 2014: Invited presentation on Historical Treaties in Manitoba, Vincent Massey Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (25 students) October 10, 2014: Invited presentation on Indigenous Semiotics and Writing, Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Conference, Winnipeg, MB (40 attendees) October 7, 2014: Class presentation on Indigenous Activism for Jennifer Keith, University of Winnipeg (20 undergraduate students) October 7, 2014: Class presentation on Indigenous Histories of Lake Winnipeg for Dr. Stephane Mclachlan, University of Manitoba (15 undergraduate students) September 10, 2014: Class presentation on Indigenous Graphic Novels for Dr. Emma LaRocque, University of Manitoba (15 undergraduate students) September 8, 2014: Class presentation on Indigenous Literary Theory for Dr. Emma LaRocque, University of Manitoba (15 undergraduate students) August 18, 2014: Invited presentation on Indigenous Health and Wellness, University of Manitoba Faculty of Health Sciences, Winnipeg, MB (25 doctors) August 14, 2014: Invited presentation on Indigenous Literatures in Manitoba, International Conference for Hutterite Educators, Winnipeg, MB (40 attendees) July 14, 2014: Class presentation on Aboriginal Education in Manitoba for Leah Gazan, University of Winnipeg (30 undergraduate students) July 7, 2014: Class presentation on Indigenous Masculinity for Fjola Hart, University of Manitoba (25 undergraduate students) July 5, 2014: Invited presentation on Treaty Relationships in Manitoba, Winnipeg Social Justice Forum, Winnipeg, MB (25 attendees) May 28, 2014: Class presentation on Indigenous Literatures for Dr. Jacqueline Romanow, University of Winnipeg (50 undergraduate students) May 23, 2014: Class presentation on Indigenous Activism and Treaties in Canada for Leah Gazan, University of Winnipeg (35 undergraduate students) May 14, 2014: Invited presentation on Treaties and Indigenous Writing in Manitoba, Mapleton School, Selkirk, MB (25 students) May 7-8, 2014: Invited two-day workshop facilitator on Creating Your Own Graphic Novels, Elwick School, Winnipeg, MB 34

April 25, 2014: Invited presentation on Implementing Indigenous Graphic Novels in Classrooms, Seven Oaks School Division Professional Development Day, Winnipeg, MB (45 teachers) April 25, 2014: Invited presentation on Histories of Treaties in Manitoba, Hugh John MacDonald School, Winnipeg, MB (45 teachers) March 21, 2014: Invited presentation on How to Develop Indigenous Curriculum, Seven Oaks School Division (40 teachers) March 12, 2014: Class presentation on Indigenous Activism and Idle No More for Dr. Frank Deer, University of Manitoba (40 post-baccalaureate students) March 5, 2014: Class presentation on Treaties and Aboriginal History in Canada for Dr. Frank Deer, University of Manitoba (40 post-baccalaureate students) March 3, 2014: Invited presentation on Aboriginal Political Movements in Manitoba, CBC Manitoba Staff Training, Winnipeg, MB (30 members of media) February 21, 2014: Invited presentation to seven elementary school classes on Traditional Storytelling, Luxton School, Winnipeg, MB (180 students) January 23, 2014: Class presentation on Aboriginal Political Movements in Canada for Jennifer Keith, University of Winnipeg (25 students) January 17, 2014: Invited presentation to three high school classes on Aboriginal History and Genocide in Canada, Gray Academy of Jewish Education, Winnipeg, MB (50 students) January 17, 2014: Invited workshop on Aboriginal History and Education in Manitoba, Elwick School, Winnipeg, MB (45 staff members) January 10, 2014: Invited presentation to four high school classes on Idle No More and Treaty Making in Canada, Windsor Park Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (80 students) January 8, 2014: Class presentation on Treaties and Indigenous Activism in Canada for Dr. Laura Sims, St. Boniface College, Winnipeg, MB (40 students) December 13, 2013: Invited workshop on Treaties in Canada, Elwick School, Winnipeg, MB (6 administrators) December 6, 2013: Invited workshop on Indigenous Education, Seven Oaks School Division Teacher Training, Winnipeg, MB (25 teachers) November 25, 2013: Class presentation to two high school classes on Treaty-Making in Canada, St. John’s Ravenscourt School (50 students) November 21, 2013: Class Presentation on Anishinaabeg Language/Tradition for Patricia Ningewance, University of Manitoba (25 students) November 20, 2013: Class Presentation on Indigenous History and Treaties for Dr. Jacqueline Romanow, University of Winnipeg (60 students) November 18, 2013: Class Presentation on Indigenous sports logos/representation for Dr. Laara Fitznor, University of Manitoba (45 students) November 1, 2013: Invited workshop on Indigenous Education, Winnipeg School Division No. 1 Teacher Training, Winnipeg, MB (30 teachers) October 11, 2013: Invited workshop on Histories of Indigenous Communities in Manitoba, Seven Oaks School Division Teacher Training, Winnipeg, MB (25 teachers) October 7, 2013: Class Presentation on Indigenous Sexuality for Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis, University of Manitoba (80 students) September 11, 2013: Invited presentation on Indigenous Cultures and Traditions, CBC Aboriginal Staff Training, Winnipeg, MB (15 members of media) September 9, 2013: Invited presentation on Indigenous Issues and Social Media, Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. Staff Training, Winnipeg, MB (15 staff members) August 30, 2013: Invited presentation on Indigenous Community Consultation and Inclusion, Canadian Museum of Human Rights Staff Training, Winnipeg, MB (30 curators and employees) July 24, 2013: Invited presentation on Water and Treaty issues in Canada, Idle No More Winnipeg Training, Winnipeg, MB (30 activists) 35

June 28, 2013: Invited presentation on Indigenous Issues in Manitoba, Winnipeg Wolseley New Democratic Party Membership, Winnipeg, MB (40 participants) May 14, 2013: Invited presentation on Murdered/Missing Indigenous Women, North End/Point Douglass Community Meeting, Winnipeg, MB (50 participants) June 4, 2013: Invited presentation on Post-Secondary Education issues for Indigenous Students, First Nations Educational Authorities Meeting, University of Manitoba (20 administrators) May 11, 2013: Class Presentation on Issues in Indigenous Education for Dr. John Wiens, University of Manitoba (20 graduate students) May 7, 2013: Invited presentation on Idle No More, United Jewish People’s Order, Winnipeg, Manitoba (50 participants) May 3, 2013: Invited presentation on Aboriginal Writing and Publishing, Southeast Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (15 students) March 19, 2013: Class presentation on Aboriginal Literatures in Manitoba, Winnipeg Adult Education Centre, Winnipeg, MB (25 students) March 18, 2013: Class Presentation on Anishinaabeg Spirituality for Dr. Danielle Dubois, University of Manitoba (100 students) March 17, 2013: Invited presentation on Idle No More and Indigenous Spirituality, St. Matthews Church, Winnipeg, MB (80 participants) March 5, 2013: Invited presentation on Indigenous Consultation and Inclusion, Canadian Museum of Human Rights Staff Training, Winnipeg, MB (12 employees) March 5, 2013: Class Presentation on Indigenous Traditional Narratives and Storytelling for Ryan Duplassie, University of Manitoba (80 students) February 28, 2013: Class presentations on Idle No More and Treaty Making in Canada, Windsor Park Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB (80 students) February 26, 2013: Class Presentation on Indigenous Masculinity and Representation for Dr. Tasha Hubbard, University of Manitoba (40 students) February 18, 2013: Invited presentation on Indigenous Consultation and Inclusion, Canadian Museum of Human Rights Staff Training, Winnipeg, MB (10 employees) February 14, 2013: Class Presentation on Indigenous Aesthetics for Dr. Murray Evans, University of Winnipeg (20 undergraduate students) February 14, 2013: Class Presentation on In Search of April Raintree for Dr. Rebecca Wardell, University of Manitoba (25 undergraduate students) February 8, 2013: Class presentations on Aboriginal Literatures in Manitoba, Helen Betty Osborne School, Norway House, MB (60 students) January 21, 2013: Class presentation on Indigenous Spirituality for Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis, U of Manitoba (80 undergraduate students) January 9, 2013: Class presentation on Treaties and Indigenous Activism in Canada for Dr. Laura Sims, St. Boniface College (40 undergraduate students) November 14, 2012: Invited presentation on Aboriginal Sport and History, Manitoba Soccer Association Board of Directors meeting, Winnipeg, MB (15 Board members) November 7, 2012: Class presentation on Aboriginal History in Manitoba for Dr. Jacqueline Romanow, University of Winnipeg (50 students) November 2, 2012: Class presentations on Treaty-Making in Canada, St. John’s Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg, MB (40 students) October 22, 2012: Class presentation on Aboriginal Literatures in Manitoba for Dr. Paul DePasquale, University of Winnipeg (20 undergraduate students) May 9, 2012: Class Presentation on In Search of April Raintree for Dr. Rebecca Wardell, University of Manitoba (30 undergraduate students) April 2, 2012: Class presentations on Treaty-Making in Canada, St. John’s Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg, MB (40 students) 36

March 20, 2012: Class presentation on My Name is Sepeetza for Dr. Murray Evans, University of Winnipeg (20 undergraduate students) March 8, 2012: Class presentation on Aboriginal Literatures in Manitoba for Dr. Emma LaRocque, University of Manitoba (20 undergraduate students) February 23, 2012: Class presentations on Indigenous Creation Stories and Storytelling, Grant Park High School, Winnipeg, MB (80 students) February 13, 2012: Invited presentation on Aboriginal Literatures in Manitoba, Winnipeg One School Division Curriculum Development Workshop, Winnipeg, MB (20 curriculum developers) February 2, 2012: Class presentation on The Life of Helen Betty Osborne for Lorena Fontaine, University of Winnipeg (30 students) January 31, 2012: Class presentation on Indigenous Traditional Writing systems for Lorena Fontaine, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB (10 students) January 31, 2012: Class presentation on In Search of April Raintree for Lorena Fontaine, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB (15 students) January 30, 2012: Invited presentation on Aboriginal Sport and History, Manitoba Major Soccer League Board of Directors meeting, Winnipeg, MB (10 directors) January 23, 2012: Class presentation on Aboriginal storytelling, Casa Montessori Orff School, Winnipeg, MB (20 students) January 16, 2012: Class presentation on Indigenous Art and Storytelling in Canada for Jennifer Western, School of Art, University of Manitoba (25 undergraduate students) October 26, 2010: Class presentation on Indigenous Graphic Novels for Dr. Deanna Reder, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC (70 undergraduate students)

Community Service: Other Volunteerism, Consultancy, Interviews November 16, 2016: Host, Book Launch for Chelsea Vowel’s non-fiction book Indigenous Writes and Beatrice Mosionier’s novel April Raintree, McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg, MB October 25, 2016: Consultation on Treaty Acknowledgements, Southern Chiefs Organization, Winnipeg, MB September 28, 2016: Consultation on 200th Anniversary on the Peguis/Selkirk Treaty, St. Andrews Society, Winnipeg, MB September 20, 2016: Community Speaker, A Tribe Called Red concert, Six Degrees Citizen Space, Toronto, ON September 6, 2016: Consultation on Indigenous Communities and Youth Volunteer Progamming, The Mosaic Institute, Winnipeg, MB June 14, 2016: Host, John Ralston Saul Lecture, Canadian School of Peacebuilding, Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, MB May 14, 2016: Host and Interviewer, An Hour with Winona LaDuke, Spur Winnipeg May 10, 2016: Interviewee, Nelson McIntyre Living Library Day, Winnipeg, MB April 14, 2016: Presentation on Indigenous Writing in Manitoba, Millennium Library On the Same Page Presentation, Winnipeg, MB March 1, 2016: Host, Book Launch for Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm’s short story collection The Stone Collection, McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg, MB December 1, 2015: Consultation on Indigenous programming at the Forks, Forks North Winnipeg Partnership, Winnipeg, MB November 30, 2015: Consultation on Indigenous School Development in Winnipeg North End, Winnipeg Point Douglas MLA Kevin Chief office, Winnipeg, MB November 30, 2015: Consultation on Indigenous Staff Training and Recruitment, Canada Revenue Agency Winnipeg Tax Centre, Winnipeg, MB August 27, 2015: Presentation on Indigenous Writing on War and Peace, McNally Robinson Community Classroom, Winnipeg, MB 37

May 12, 2015: Interview with Ben Leonard, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow (New Zealand), on Indigenous media in Canada February 5, 2015: Host, “A Q&A with MP Romeo Saganash” University of Manitoba November 4, 2014: Panelist at book launch event for John Ralston Saul’s non-fiction text The Comeback, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB October 14, 2014: Host, Book Launch for Thomas King’s novel On the Back of the Turtle, McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg, MB October 9, 2014: Host, Book launch for Frank Busch’s novel Greyeyes, Millennium Library, Winnipeg, MB September 14, 2014: Host, Book launch for David Robertson’s novel The Evolution of Alice, McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg, MB May 13, 2014: Opening Prayer/Remarks at Treaty Days, Elwick School, Winnipeg, MB May 12, 2014: Host, Visit by all Ministers of Indians Affairs across Canada on Indigenous Programming at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Winnipeg, MB April 15, 2014: Program development/consultation meeting with program Teach for Canada March 17, 2014: Facilitator of meeting between Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the Canadian Museum of Human Rights leading to agreement on issues pertaining to public education November 13, 2013: Presentation on Indigenous Graphic Novels at Mazinbiige Launch (new Indigenous graphic novels collection), Elizabeth Dafoe Library, University of Manitoba October 1, 2013: Traditional Storytelling Workshop, Aboriginal School of Dance, Winnipeg, MB September 24, 2013: Traditional Storytelling Workshop, Aboriginal School of Dance, Winnipeg, MB August 22, 2013: Traditional Storytelling Workshop, Aboriginal School of Dance, Winnipeg, MB July 11, 2013: Host/Facilitator, Treaty Blanket Workshop for Niigaan: In Conversation, Ottawa, ONT June 27, 2013: Community Speaker, Manitoba Youth Centre Traditional Pow-wow, Manitoba Youth Centre June 21, 2013: Ceremonial Fire-keeper Coordinator at Truth and Reconciliation Commission National Research Centre announcement, University of Manitoba May 5, 2013: Traditional Storytelling and Cultural Presentation, Winnipeg Remand Centre, Prison Library Program April 6, 2013: Traditional Storytelling and Cultural Presentation, Winnipeg Remand Centre, Prison Library Program March 5, 2013: Creative Writing Workshop, Arts & Culture Institute of Manitoba February 6, 2013: Writing Workshop for 3 high school classes, University College of the North, The Pas, MB November 1, 2012: Facilitator and Note-taker at National Aboriginal Womens Summit III on Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women in Canada, Thunderbird House, Winnipeg, MB October 11, 2012: Traditional Storytelling and Cultural Workshop, Manitoba Youth Correctional Centre, Winnipeg, MB October 2, 2012: Invigilation Examiner, alive Academy, Winnipeg, MB August 29, 2012: Book Drive Coordinator, Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women in Manitoba Fundraising Event, Thunderbird House, Winnipeg, Manitoba August 15, 2012: Coordinated public fundraising initiative with Nahanni Fontaine (Province of Manitoba) to purchase two headstones for Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women in Manitoba September 18, 2011: Panelist (defending Gabrielle Roy’s Where Nests the Water Hen), Manitoba Reads, The Winnipeg International Writers Festival

LANGUAGES

• Full fluency in English (oral, writing, reading) • Basic fluency in French (writing, reading) 38

• Beginner in Ojibwe (writing, reading)

REFERENCES

Dr. Daniel Heath Justice, Associate Professor (Dissertation Co-Advisor) Department of English, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON phone: (416) 946-8799, fax: (416) 978-2836

Dr. Linc Kesler, Associate Professor & Director (Dissertation Co-Advisor) First Nations Studies Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC phone: (604) 822-2905, fax: (604) 822-6161

Dr. Margery Fee, Professor Department of English, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC phone: (604) 822-4085, fax: (604) 822-6906

Dr. Craig S. Womack, Associate Professor Department of English, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. phone: (404) 727-6420, fax: (405) 325-0831

Dr. Robert A. Warrior, Professor & Director American Indian Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois phone: (217) 265-9870, fax: (217) 265-9880