Kyles Jacobs Gemmell

Kyles Jacobs Gemmell (they/them) is a Suquamish scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor at Western Washington University in the Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies. Their work focuses on Indigenous feminisms, Two-Spirit critiques, and decolonial methodologies through a Coast Salish lens.

• Education: PhD in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (with a Queer Studies minor) from Oregon State University

Research emphasizes reclaiming Two-Spirit identities via the Coast Salish canoe journey's 10 Rules as both methodology and pedagogy. Collaborates with the Suquamish Tribe to center tribal members' narratives through archival work, interviews, and storytelling. Recent publications include explorations of Two-Spirit masculinities and pandemic-era desires for home in Journal of Global Indigeneity, and pedagogical applications of canoe journey principles in Contingencies: A Journal of Global Pedagogy.

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