Martha Walls

Martha Walls is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Mount Saint Vincent University. She holds a BA and PhD from the University of New Brunswick and an MA from Dalhousie University. Her research focuses on Atlantic Canadian First Nations history, particularly 20th-century Mi’kmaq women’s experiences, federal legislation, and colonial education systems. She joined the Mount in 2013 after teaching at St. Francis Xavier University.

Key research projects include a SSHRC-funded study on the Micmac Community Development Program and analyses of female Aboriginal educators. Her 2010 book “no need of a chief for this band”: The Maritime Mi’kmaq and Federal Electoral Legislation, 1899-1951 explores Indigenous political marginalization. Her work appears in journals like Acadiensis and Canadian Journal of Native Studies.

Teaching interests include Women’s, First Nations, and Canadian history. Current projects examine gender roles in reserve disestablishment and the legacy of day schools.