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Deanna Reder (Cree-Métis) is a Professor in the Departments of Indigenous Studies and English at Simon Fraser University. Her research focuses on recovering Indigenous literary archives and Cree/Métis intellectual traditions. She holds a PhD from UBC and an MA from York University. Reder is a founding member of the Indigenous Literary Studies Association, Indigenous Editors Association, and co-chair of the Indigenous Voices Awards (2018–2023). Her 2022 monograph Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition won the Gabrielle Roy Prize. She teaches courses like ENGL 834 and INDG 201W, emphasizing decolonial methodologies.
Reder’s work bridges literary analysis with activism, centering Indigenous perspectives in academia. She co-edited major volumes such as Read, Listen, Tell (2017) and Learn, Teach, Challenge (2016). Her research examines colonial censorship in texts like Maria Campbell’s Halfbreed, recovering marginalized narratives. She has held leadership roles in academic associations and contributed to public policy discussions on Indigenous literature and healing.
- Key Roles: Academic Leadership, Editorial Work, Advocacy
- Recent Courses: ENGL 834 (20th-Century Lit), INDG 201W (Indigenous Histories)
- Key Projects: SSHRC-funded The People and the Text project, Indigenous Voices Awards
Awards include Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars (2018) and ACQL’s literary prize. Her writing appears in journals like Studies in American Indian Literature and Ariel, focusing on pedagogy, postcolonial critique, and Indigenous storytelling practices.
