Robert-Falcon Ouellette

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Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Associate Professor




Robert-Falcon Ouellette is from Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. He is a dedicated community organizer, educator and anthropologist doing research in the areas of Indigenous education, military ethics and political science. He is also a 27-year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, where he served as a company commander in the 5th Field Ambulance. He recently helped create the new Yellowquill University College, the only Indigenous post-secondary institution in Manitoba. He has a PhD and two Master’s degrees from Laval University in Quebec City, and was only the second Indigenous person to graduate from Laval with a PhD in 350 years. He is a former Member of Parliament. During his mandate, he obtained unanimous consent to change the Standing Orders of the House of Commons for the full inclusion and interpretation of Indigenous languages. Professor Ouellette was the Chair of the Indigenous Caucus and helped lead change in Child and Family Services and languages legislation, as well as other initiatives focused on advancing reconciliation. He is a regular columnist for Espaces Autochtones on Radio-Canada.  He speaks four languages and enjoys running, politics, canoeing with his family, and playing musical instruments.

Journals & other

Ouellette, R.-F. (2014). La seconde révolte des Métis de 1885 au cœur d’une étude de cas sur l’instruction des militaires du rang et le Programme intermédiaire en leadership. Revue militaire canadienne, 14(4), 54-65.

Ouellette, R.-F. (2019). Honouring Indigenous Languages in Parliament. Canadian Parliamentary Review, 42(2).

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

Ouelllette, R.-F. (in press). Parliamentary warriors: The Law C-92: Transforming Indigenous child and family welfare and advancing reconciliation in Canada. Mémoire(s), identité(s), marginalité(s) dans le monde occidental contemporain, Cahiers du MIMMOC: Pas de (ré)conciliation sans décolonisation ?

Ouellette, R.-F., & Peyret, G. (2024). Les trois sœurs involontaires : la marche des Premières Nations du Canada vers le contrôle de leur éducation. France Education international, 27-33 https://journals.openedition.org/ries/15552

Ouellette, R. F., Wuttunee, W., & Swan, M. (2023). An Indigenous warrior code of honour. Canadian Military Journal, 23(4), Fall 2023. National Defence. http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/cmj-article-en-page5.html

Honouring Indigenous Languages Within Parliament. Canadian Parliamentary Review, 42(2). 2019. http://www.revparlcan.ca/series/vol-42-no-2-summer/

The Second Métis War of 1885: A Case Study of Non-Commission Officer Training and the Intermediate Leadership Program. Canadian Military Journal. Autumn, 2014. http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vol14/no4/PDF/CMJ144Ep54.pdf

http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vol14/no4/PDF/CMJ144Fp54.pdf

Jennifer Reid: A Conversation on Riel, the Creation of Canada, Mythic Discourse and Post-colonialism. Aboriginal Policy Studies. 2013

Indigenous Anthropology. Journal Altérités: Anthropologie 2.0 ? L’éthnographique par-delà l’anthropologie. Phillip Rousseau et Kiven Strohm, eds. 7, 2, 95-118. 2010. http://www.alterites.ca/vol7no2/pdf/72_Ouellette_2010.pdf

Rules of the Game: An Interview with Gilbert Whiteduck. Cahiers du CIERA. Florence Dupre and Auralie Maire, eds. November 2010. 6. 109-122.

The Northwest Rebellion of 1885 through Métis Eyes. Cahiers du CIERA. Québec, PQ: Université Laval, November 2009, Vol 4. pp 76-84.

The Primary Importance of the Courts in Constitutional Negotiations. Cahiers du CIERA. Québec, PQ: Université Laval, April 2009, Vol 3. pp 33-45.

Peer-Reviewed Book (chapters)

Ouellette, R.-F. (in press). Dysfonctionnement du caucus national : Servir en silence. In E. Richez & É. Hurtubise-Loranger (Eds.), Le Parlement comme lieu de travail : tendances et changements. Université d’Ottawa.

Ouelllette, R. F. (in press). Learning to straighten our ruffled feathers: An education. (W. Wuttunee, Ed.). University of Manitoba Press.

(submitted manuscript) Harmonie de Guerre ! L'histoire de la musique du Royal 22e

Régiment de 1890 to 1922, Québec, PQ: Les Presses de l’Université Laval, 2024.

Civic Visibilities: Mediating Indigenous Presence in the City.” Transforming Our practices: American Indian Art, Pedagogies, and Philosophies. With Erin Sutherland and Jessica Jacobson-Konefall. “Eds. Kryssi Staikadis and Christine Ballengee- Morris. Reston, VA: National Art Education Association, 2017

Research interests

  • Anthropology
  • Education Systems
  • Indigenous Issues and Governance
  • Political Science and Civic Engagement
  • Military Ethics and Indigenous Warrior Codes
  • Indigenous Education and Pedagogical Methods
  • Parliamentary Processes and Indigenous Representation
  • Indigenous Language Preservation and Linguistic Rights
  • Reconciliation and Indigenous Policy Development
  • Elders and Education
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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