Situation of self

Boozhoo

Boozhoo! Amy Farrell nindizhinikaaz. Maung/nahma nindoodemug. Eabametoong nindoonjii. Thunder Bay gipiwunji. 
Hello! My name is Amy Farrell. I belong to the loon and sturgeon clans. I'm a member of Eabametoong First Nation. I come from Thunder Bay, Ontario.

about me

I'm Indigenous, Anishinaabe to be specific. But, I grew up having a foot in both worlds: Anishinaabe and non-Indigenous. My mother was born and raised on her family's ancestral land at Whitewater Lake in Northern Ontario. My father, a second-generation White settler, is from Thunder Bay and is of Scottish, Irish, and English descent. 

Academia

I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba. My focus here is in the field of Indigenous Education. 

LATEST Research journeys

I'm currently working on an Indigenous speculative fiction novel in which Indigenous knowledges are highlighted to demonstrate cultural teachings of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
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"While I’m not a mathematician or a scientist, I have a great love and respect for these fields and am incorporating elements from them into my novel. The STEAM fields (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) have always been part of Indigenous culture, although the knowledge may look different from a Western perspective. Making connections and Indigenizing these concepts is part of my ongoing work with story."

An invaluable research journey to Whitewater Lake First Nation, 2021.
​Connecting with land, on-the-land STEAM teachings, and knowledge & history gathering. 

areas of specialization and research interests

Indigenous Education
  • Indigenizing STEAM in education
  • Indigenous holistic education
  • Indigenizing mainstream curricula
  • Indigenous arts and Crafts
Indigenous Research
  • Indigenous research methodologies
  • Indigenous epistemology, ways of knowing
  • Indigenous sacred story, storytelling, and narrative
  • ​Indigenous cultural knowledge and traditions
  • ​Indigenous creative writing

latest & upcoming

publications

Farrell, A. (2022). The truth my face tells: Reflections of an Anishinaabe educator. In J. MacDonald and J. Markides (Eds.) Brave work in Indigenous education. DIO Press.
Check it out here    https://www.diopress.com/brave-work

conferences

Upcoming
AERA 2023!

Recent
World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education 
"Indigenous Sovereignty: Our Voices, Our Futures"
September 2022 
a) Exploring Indigenous STEAM Knowledges Through Creative Writing (Paper Presentation)
​and
b) Reflections on Building Community in a Faculty of Education Through
Indigenous Leatherwork and Beadwork Crafting: A Sharing of Learnings During a Hands-On Workshop (Virtual On-Demand)

​Past
20/21 Vision: Speculating in Literature and Film
August 2021 Conference
Knowledge Through Storytelling, Kakendausowin peme Tibachimowin: Understandings of STEAM through Traditional Stories and Cultural Knowledge

Indigenous Literary Studies Association
"This Land Does Not Belong To Us. We Belong To The Land"
June 2021 Conference 
Imagining land in speculative fiction: Into a journey of in-progress research writing

artistic expression

Beadwork (the beadwork images shown here are my own creations) and painting are my primary modes of artistic expression.
​I very much enjoy sewing, beadwork, and making leatherwork projects.
​I play the flute and am taking lessons again to improve my technique! 
Learning the ukulele is also such a joy (although this is currently on pause). 

my focus


Indigenous research. 
​
Indigenous education.
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contact information

You are welcome to contact me, whether fellow academic, potential graduate student, or if you're curious about Indigenous knowledge and Indigenous education. 

email
amy.farrell@umanitoba.ca
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phone
204-474-9036
(​email is best)​

address
71 Dysart Road 
Room 282
Education Building
Faculty of Education 
University of Manitoba 
R3T 2N2

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