Laura Forsythe

Laura Forsythe B.A, B.Ed, M.A, Ph.D Title: Assistant Professor
Phone: 204-698-7479
Email: l.forsythe@uwinnipeg.ca

Biography:

With five co-edited collections, the Metis Awareness Mondays Series, and the circle of editors of Pawaatamihk: Journal of Metis Thinkers, Forsythe has helped lift up Indigenous scholars' work for over a decade. She is also the elected Bison Local Chairperson of the Manitoba Metis Federation, the official democratic and self-governing political representation of the Red River Metis. Her kinship ties include the Huppe, Ward, Berard, Morin, Lavallee, and Cyr lines. Her ancestors worked for the Northwest and Hudson’s Bay Companies, fought in the Victory of Frog Plain, and owned Lot 31, the site of a contemporary Métis space called Pakan Town.

Teaching Areas:
Indigenous and Inner-city Education

Courses:

EDUC 4410 Indigenous Education
EDUC 4405 Contemporary Issues in Inner-City Education
EDUC 5001 Going Beyond Riel: Teaching Métis-specific Topics in the Classroom
EDUC 5001 A Pragmatic Approach to implementing Indigenous Content into the Classroom

Research Interests:

Métis-specific contributions to the academy, Métis inclusion efforts, Métis research methodologies, and educational sovereignty.