University of Manitoba - Faculty of Arts - Native Studies

Faculty and Staff

FACULTY MEMBERS:

Dr. Renate Eigenbrod, Department Head,
Associate Professor Graduate Program Chair (Ph.D. Students)
On Leave from July 1 - December 31, 2013
Ph.D. University of Greifswald, Germany 2000
Research interests: theories of decolonization relating to Aboriginal literatures in Canada and Indigenous literatures globally; ethics of positionality; the role of Aboriginal literatures within larger societal discourses of genocide, reconciliation and redress
204E Isbister Building - 204-474-7026
renate.eigenbrod@ad.umanitoba.ca

Dr. Sherry Farrell-Racette, Associate Professor
Graduate Program Chair, January 1 - June 30, 2014
Ph.D. University of Manitoba
Research interests: First Nations and Metis women's history (and art history); First Nations and Metis work and educational history; Indigenous knowledge and pedagogy; contemporary First Nations art, photography, museum collections; First Nations and Metis traditional arts, issues of (self-)representation
204C Isbister Building - 204-474-6720
farrellr@cc.umanitoba.ca

	Dr. Peter Kulchyski, Professor Acting Head Ph.D. York 1988 Research interests: Aboriginal cultural politics; political development in the NWT and Nunavut; contemporary critical theory; land claims and self-government; Inuit history and performance studies. 443 University College 204-474-6333 peter.kulchyski@ad.umanitoba.ca
	Dr. Emma LaRocque, Professor Ph.D. University of Manitoba 1999 Research interests: colonization and its impact on Native/White relations in the areas of cultural productions and representation; colonial interference and Aboriginal resistance strategies in literature, historiography, representation, identity, gender roles, industrial encroachment on Aboriginal (Indian and Métis) lands and resources; governance 539 Fletcher Argue Building - 204-474-9572 emma.larocque@ad.umanitoba.ca
	Dr. Niigaanwewidam Sinclair, Assistant Professor Ph.D. University of British Columbia 2013 254 Migizii Agamik (Bald Eagle Lodge) 204-474-9686 niigaanwewidam@umanitoba.ca
	Dr. Fred Shore, Assistant Professor Ph.D. University of Manitoba 1991 Research interests: Métis History and political issues of the Inuit, First Nations and Métis people 250 Migizii Agamik (Bald Eagle Lodge) 204-474-6084 fred_shore@umanitoba.ca
	Dr. Chris Trott, Associate Professor Ph.D. University of Toronto 1989 Research interests: Inuit Kinship and Social Organization; Analysis of Inuit Myth and Oral Traditions; Anglican Missionaries and Religious Change in the Eastern Arctic; Inuit Perceptions of Climate Change 227 St. John's College 204-474-8529 trottcg@cc.umanitoba.ca
	Dr. Wanda Wuttunee, Professor Graduate Program Chair, July 1 - December 31, 2013 Ph.D. University of Manitoba 2001 Research interests: Aboriginal economy, community economic development, participatory research methodologies, governance, social responsibility, and leadership 352 Drake Building 204-474-6405 wwuttun@cc.umanitoba.ca
Affiliated Faculty: Administrative Staff:	Jeff Brightnose, Adjunct Professor (External) Robin Jarvis Brownlie, Adjunct Professor (Internal) Kathleen Buddle-Crowe, Adjunct Professor (Internal) Jean Friesen, Adjunct Professor (Internal) Kiera Ladner, Adjunct Professor (Internal) Stephane McLachlan, Adjunct Professor (Internal) Dr. Bret Nickels, Faculty of Graduate Studies Recommended Member and Sessional Instructor Deborah Simmons, Adjunct Professor (External) Tricia Logan, Professional Affiliate, Canadian Museum for Human Rights Ken Paupanekis, Sessional Cree Language Instructor Roger Roulette, Adjunct Professor (Internal) And Sessional Ojibway Language Instructor Pat Ningewance Nadeau, Sessional Ojibway Language Instructor Viola Tanner-McLure, Program Assistant 204D Isbister Building 204-474-9899 viola.tanner-mclure@umanitoba.ca General Office Ph: 204-474-9266 General Office Fax: 204-474-7657