Bits & Bobs:
- 11 September 2018: New Article in the Springer Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy - The Moral Landscape of Indigenous Knowledge in Learning: Initial Thoughts for Primary and Secondary Education.
- 25 June 2018: The book The Academic Gateway (I wrote chapter 1) wins the Forward INDIES Silver award in the career category.
- 26 May 2018: Presenting on the  “Publish or Perish: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Metrics of Excellence" panel at CSSE 2018.
- 09 May 2018: Forthcoming Joint Lecture at St. Andrew's College: "Setting Your Calendar on Indigenous or Ukrainian Standard Time" - 20 September 2018
Older news, including links to academic articles, may be found in the "Scholarship" tab above under the heading "Scholarship & Media".
Wa'tkwanonhwerá:ton!
Welcome to my website. My name is Frank Deer and I am an Associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Education in the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Education. I earned a PhD in Educational Administration from the University of Saskatchewan in 2008 after obtaining a B.Ed  and M.Ed from the University of Manitoba in 1999 and 2003 respectively. I have previously served as a classroom teacher in the Frontier School Division and the Winnipeg School Division. 

​My doctoral dissertation on citizenship education may be found here. 

My Scholarly Interests:
- Indigenous Education
- Philosophy of Education
- Indigenous Languages
- Identity Studies
Last Updated: Rarironhia’kehronnon:ke, 25 Seskehkó:wa 2018
Group photo of presenters at SSHRC/Federation "Imagining Canada's Future" gathering - Ottawa; November 2015
Attended the "Building Reconciliation Forum" hosted at the University of Alberta in September 2016.  From left to right: Ry Moran (Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation), Wab Kinew (MLA for Fort Rouge), your's truly, and Kevin Lamoureux (Associate Vice-President Indigenous Affaires, University of Winnipeg).