Lucy Delgado

PhD, University of Saskatchewan
MEd, Lakehead University
BEd, Lakehead University
BA (Adv.), University of Manitoba 

Lucy Delgado (she/they) is a two-spirit Métis woman, born and raised in Winnipeg. She is Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Michif and Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer Education as Wellness, and an Associate Professor with the Department of Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology. Lucy's family are Sinclairs, Cummings, and Prudens, some of whom took scrip in St. Andrews and St. John, and she has other family and ancestors from Red River, Oxford House, Norway House, and Sioux Valley, and settler ancestors from the Orkney Islands and Ireland. Lucy's research and teaching focus on Métis youth identity, Indigenous education, queer theory, Indigenous feminisms, and youth cultures. 

Dr. Delgado co-founded Pawaatamihk: Journal of Métis Thinkers and is a member of the Circle of Editors. They are also the Assistant Editor of the Canadian Journal of Indigenous Studies, and part of the executives of the Canadian Association of Social Justice Education (Canadian Society for the Study of Education). Dr. Delgado serves on the Indigenous Leadership Circle in Research, an advisory body for the presidents of the three federal research funding agencies (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) and the Canada Foundation of Innovation on the implementation of supports for Indigenous research and research training. Dr. Delgado was appointed a director on the board of Research Manitoba by the Lieutenant Governor in 2024 where she will serve her initial term until 2027. Dr. Delgado was also elected as an Indigenous Senator on the University of Manitoba Senate (2024 – 2027). 

Along with being an educator and faculty member, Lucy has spent years organizing and working in community. Lucy was a co-founder of the Mamawi Project  (a group of Métis folks from across the homelands who are dedicated to community growth and cultural resurgence) and became one of the first members of the Two-Spirit Michif Local of the Manitoba Metis Federation, where she previously served as Chair (2023 – 2026). They have been involved in many Indigenous grassroots initiatives in Winnipeg, including Red Rising Magazine and 13 Fires. As one of the co-founders of Red Rising Education, Lucy worked in partnership to developed the Red Rising Education Unit Plans which have been purchased by school divisions across Canada. Lucy also has elementary and secondary classroom experience and has been part of curriculum development for the Ontario Ministry of Education. 

Learn more about Dr. Delgado 's research, community work, and teaching at ldelgado.com