Dr. Danielle Lussier

Biography

Danielle Lussier is an Associate Professor at Queen's University, holding the position of Queen's National Scholar and Chair of Indigenous Knowledges Perspectives in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Committed to decolonization, she has extensive expertise in Indigenous education, curriculum indigenization, and various Indigenous research methodologies. Lussier is an award-winning professor and an active researcher focused on the intersections of material culture history, Indigenous legal orders, and reconciliation education. As a Red River Métis citizen, she advocates for the intellectual self-determination of Indigenous learners and is particularly interested in supporting Indigenous graduate students through co-supervision models. Her teaching portfolio includes courses such as INDG 101: Indigenous Knowledges Perspectives, INDG 302: Indigenous Theories Methodologies: Learning Indigenous Worldviews, and INDG 395: Indigenous Special Topics: History Material Culture Métis Nation. Lussier believes in the importance of love, humanity, and Indigenous ways of knowing in fostering ethical post-secondary education.

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