Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer (Métis) Identities and Experiences

Dr. Fowler, a Métis scholar and member of the Manitoba Métis Federation, will introduce and discuss Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer identities, and the ways these are taken up and explored across Canada. Dr. Fowler will introduce several research projects that she is engaged with, centering on Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer experiences, and offer recommendations for institutional leadership in creating environments that are welcoming to Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer students, faculty and staff. 

Dr. Lucy Fowler is a Two-Spirit Métis woman, born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her family were Sinclairs, Cummings, Prudens, some of whom took scrip in St Andrews and St Johns, and she also has other family and ancestors from Red River, Oxford House, Norway House, and Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, and settler family from Ireland and the Orkney Islands. 

Lucy is a community organizer, involved in a variety of local and national groups, and is actively involved with the Two-Spirit Michif Local of the Manitoba Métis Federation. She also serves on several boards, including the board of directors of Two-Spirit Manitoba and Full Circle for Indigenous Education. Lucy is one of the creators and Circle of Editors of Pawaatamihk: Journal of Métis Thinkers, an open-access academic journal focusing on lifting up the voices of Métis scholars, artists and community members. Lucy is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba, with a research and teaching focus on Métis youth identity, Indigenous education, queer theory, hip-hop pedagogies and youth cultures.