Sean Carleton (He, him)

Associate professor of history and Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba 

Sean Carleton is a settler scholar and an Associate Professor in the Departments of History and Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Treaty 1 territory and the homeland of the Métis Nation. He is also currently the Associate Head, Department of Indigenous Studies. He uses ‘he/him’ pronouns. 

His award-winning research and publications examine the history and political economy of colonialism, capitalism, and education in Canada. 

Sean holds BA and MA degrees in History from Simon Fraser University and a PhD from the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies at Trent University. He has been a Visiting Research Scholar in the Department of Economic History at the London School of Economics and held a post-doctoral fellowship in the Departments of History and Native Studies at the University of Alberta. 

He frequently comments on issues related to history, Indigenous-settler relations, and education for CBC, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, Toronto Star, The Conversation, The Tyee, CTV, APTN, Global, et. al.  

Sean is also a Contributing Editor with Active History, a Fellow of St John’s College, an Associate with the L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History and the Centre for Human Rights Research, and a founding member of the Graphic History Collective.