About Me

I am a settler scholar and an Associate Professor in the Departments of History and Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Treaty 1 territory and the homeland of the Métis Nation. I am also currently the Associate Head, Department of Indigenous Studies. I use He/Him pronouns.

My award-winning research and publications examine the history and political economy of colonialism, capitalism, and education in Canada.

I hold BA and MA degrees in History from Simon Fraser University and a PhD from the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies at Trent University. I have been a Visiting Research Scholar in the Department of Economic History at the London School of Economics, and I held a post-doctoral fellowship in the Departments of History and Native Studies at the University of Alberta.

I frequently comment on issues related to history, Indigenous-settler relations, and education for CBC, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, Toronto Star, The Conversation, The Tyee, CTV, APTN, Global et. al.

I am also a Contributing Editor with Active History, a Fellow of St John’s College, an Associate with the L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History and the Centre for Human Rights Research, and a founding member of the Graphic History Collective.