Kurtis Boyer

Kurtis Boyer (Michif/Métis) is an Assistant Professor and Research Chair in Métis Governance and Policy at the University of Saskatchewan's Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School. A political scientist specializing in Indigenous governance and political psychology, he holds a PhD from Lund University (2018), an MA from the University of Northern British Columbia, and a BA in International Studies (minor in Indigenous Studies) from the University of Saskatchewan.

• Focuses on Indigenous politics, self-governance, constitutional reform, and political behavior
• Advises Métis governments and testified before Canada's Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples
• Recipient of prestigious awards including the Alphonsine Lafond – Tom Molloy Memorial Fellowship (2024) and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2021)

His research examines Métis/Indigenous governance structures, policy analysis, and epistemic injustice in nation-building processes. Current work includes a monograph Autocracy of Empathy: Our Relations Beyond the Polis (under contract, Sydney University Press).

Scientific Awards

• Alphonsine Lafond – Tom Molloy Memorial Fellowship (2024)
• SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2024)
• SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2021)

Dr. Boyer's publications span topics like Indigenous models of mind, epistemic injustice, and environmental politics. He actively supervises graduate students in Métis governance research.