Ryan Eyford

Ryan Eyford is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Winnipeg's Faculty of Arts. His research focuses on Western Canada, Indigenous-settler relations, migration patterns, and Icelandic-Canadian history. He teaches courses ranging from Indigenous history to specialized topics like Métis peoples and Canadian social history.

His work examines colonial administrations, migration diasporas, and transnational histories. Notable publications include studies on Dominion Lands Branch records, New Iceland colonization, and the 1876 Lake Winnipeg smallpox epidemic. Eyford's research bridges archival analysis with social history, exploring themes like family networks in settler communities and the socio-cultural impacts of disease.

He has contributed to edited volumes on transnational Canadian history and serves on academic networks like the Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies. His course offerings reflect expertise in Canadian historiography and Indigenous-settler dynamics from colonial times to modern contexts.