Cheyanne Brown Armstrong (née Connell) (they/she) is an indigi-queer scholar and artist, with Indigenous lineage and membership with West Moberly First Nations (Dunne-Za Cree). Currently, they divide their time between their Doctoral program and research in Socio-Cultural and Indigenous Anthropology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and creating art.
Cheyanne Brown Armstrong (née Connell) (they/she) is an indigi-queer scholar and artist, with Indigenous lineage and membership with West Moberly First Nations (Dunne-Za Cree). Currently, they divide their time between their Doctoral program and research in Socio-Cultural and Indigenous Anthropology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and creating art.
Publications + Creative OutputsPeer-Reviewedforthcoming. "Little Bit Don't Know Something: Reflections on Indigenous-Indigenous Research."
2022. “Gendered disruptions in academic publishing during COVID-19: Uncovering invisible labor at an anthropology journal.” American Ethnologist 49.4 (November): 595-609. Jelena Golubović, Kathleen Inglis, and Cheyanne Connell.*
*2023 AAA GAD Prize for Exemplary Cross-Field Scholarship (Honorable Mention) Culture and Language Resources2023. Indigenous Language Resources. First Voices, First Peoples Cultural Council. Created 23 Digital artworks for Indigenous language learning resources for Indigenous communities and collaborators.
2022. Kʼé̱né̱hchʼeh. Children’s Indigenous Language Book. Doig River First Nation. Created short language learning book and resource for community.
2022. Dane. Children’s Indigenous Language Book. Doig River First Nation. Created short language learning book and resource for community. Creative Outputs2024. “Holy! Fungi.” Group exhibition, curated by Morgaine Lee. Do I know you, Mushroom? Mushroom Art Extravaganza. Art Exhibit. Showcased three visual art pieces.
2020. “Colour Me Fungi: A Film by Morgaine Lee”. Directed and produced by Morgaine Lee. Featuring art by Lola Brown, Cheyanne Connell, Kennedy Lindsay, Rachel Sault, Mackenzie Watson. Film, 3.5 minutes.
2017. “Fat.” Pearls 36: An Anthology of Work by Douglas College Creative Writing Students. 11.
Invited Speaker, Discussant, and Invited PanelistInvited Speaker, Discussant, and Invited Panelist2023. UBC Roundtable on Decolonization. Roundtable with panelists (in speaking order) Sharon Stein, Cheyanne Connell, Gage Averill, Amy Perreault, Rima Wilkes, and Danielle Ignace. Organized and moderated by Charles Menzies. Green College and Department of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. In-person.
2021. Truth Before Reconciliation. Conversation on Truth Before Reconciliation between speakers Tsnomot, Brad Baker (Squamish Nation), Raiyana Alibhai, Nadia Walji and Cheyanne Connell. The Ismaili Centre Vancouver and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Online.
2024. Indigeneity Beyond the State: Thinking and Moving across the Pacific Rim. Organizer Dr. Michael Hathaway and Chair Dr. Pasang Sherp. Discussants Cheyanne Connell and Drs. Huatse Gyai, Aynur Kadir, and Jolan Hsieh. Association for Asian Studies Conference 2024. Seattle, WA, United States. In-Person
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2021. Korean Diasporic Citizenship: Two Tales of Political Incorporation in Japan and the United States. Presented by Dr. Erin Aeran Chung. Discussant Dr. Hyung-Gu Lynn with comments and questions by IAR Fellows: Brandon Hillier, Cheyanne Connell, and Christina Song. The Centre for Korean Research and School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Online.
2021. What does it mean to be Ainu in the twenty-first century? Ainu Authenticity. Presented by Dr. Kanako Uzawa with comments by Dr. Scott Harrison and Cheyanne Connell. David Lam Centre at Simon Fraser University and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Online.
To date, I have Guest Lectured for 5 undergraduate courses at UBC and lead and or assisted in the Course Curricul Development of 4 undergraduate courses and 1 graduate course at UBC. From September 2019 until the academic year 2025/26, I will have held a total of 20 Teaching Assistant appointments across the following departments: Department of Anthropology (UBC), Department of History (UBC), Institute of Critical Indigenous Studies (UBC), and Department of Sociology and Anthropology (Simon Fraser University).