Lucy Delgado, PhD, 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 part of the Two-Spirit Michif Local and a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation. 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 the Canada Research Chair in Michif and Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer Education as Wellness and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba.
Publications/Papers
Delgado, L., & Forsythe, L. (2025). Creating a Sense of Belonging in the Academy: An Example of a Métis-Centred Space. Engaged Scholar Journal (Print), 11(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v11i1.70878
Delgado, L. (2024). Imagining Spaces Created for Queer Métis Youth. Critical Education, 15(1), 15–28. https://doi.org/10.14288/ce.v15i1.186756
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