Hayden King

Hayden King is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Toronto Metropolitan University. An Anishinaabe scholar from Beausoleil First Nation, Ontario, his work focuses on Indigenous policy, law, governance, education, and settler colonialism. He holds an MA from Queen’s University and a PhD from McMaster University.

• Indigenous policy
• Indigenous law
• Indigenous governance
• Settler colonialism

King co-leads a SSHRC Partnership Grant examining Indigenous control of lands and resources in modern treaty contexts. His notable work includes the interactive Treaty Map website, offering Indigenous perspectives on Canadian treaties since 1763. His recent publications span Indigenous sovereignty, carceral studies, treaty implementation, and critical pedagogy, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with decolonization and resistance.

He serves as Executive Director of the Yellowhead Institute, co-founder of The Ogimaa Mikana Project, editor at zaagige, and Coordinator of Governance at Beausoleil First Nation. His courses include "The Politics and Governance of Indigenous Peoples" and "Is Reconciliation Dead? Contemporary Indigenous Policy in Canada."