Algoma U Professor Named “Special Edition Editor” for the American Indian Culture and Research Journal – Education News Canada
January 7, 2026
Dr. Paulette Steeves (Cree-Métis), Professor of Geography, Geology, and Land Stewardship at Algoma University and Tier II Canada Research Chair in Indigenous History, Healing and Reconciliation, served as the invited Special Edition Editor for the December 2025 issue of the American Indian Culture and Research Journal (AICRJ).
The special edition, titled “Pyroepistomology: Reclaiming Knowledge, Histories, Lands, Relations,” features Dr. Steeves as the author of the issue’s introduction. Her piece frames the collection with a powerful exploration of how Indigenous fire knowledge, land stewardship practices, and interconnected histories can reshape contemporary understandings of science, culture, and memory.
“Indigenous fire knowledge is not only about the past; it is a living system of relationships, responsibilities, and teachings that continue to guide how we care for land and one another,” said Dr. Steeves. “This special issue centres Indigenous epistemologies as essential to confronting ongoing ecological crises and to restoring respectful, reciprocal relationships with place.”
