Chapters in Books

Howell, L., & Donald, D. (2026). Moose legs and countermaps: Reimagining teacher education with Indigenous wisdom traditions. In A. Eizadirad, E. Kilinc, & J. M. Straub (Eds.), Research as Activism in Education:  Community-Oriented Perspectives (pp. 263–286).

Howell, L. (2026, in press). Toward Collective Flourishing: Be a Best Friend to Yourself by Looking Outward. In Walcott, J & Ng-A-Fook, N. The Friendly Staffroom: Stories of Encouragement for New Teachers.

Howell, L., Ng-A-Fook, N., & King, J. (2026, in press). Teaching and Learning with Children and Youth as Keepers of the Possible. John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights.

Howell, L., & Ng-A-Fook, N. (2023). Truth and then Reconciliation Research: An Emerging Field of Educational Studies. In R. Coloma & J. Rhee (Eds.), Diversity, Democracy, and Social Justice in Education, International Encyclopedia of Education (4th ed., vol. 8, pp. 272–282). Elsevier.

Papers in Refereed Journals

Howell, L., & Hamilton, H. (2026). Unlearning colonialism in relation: Reciprocal vignettes from teacher education. Education in the North, 33(1), 134–142. https://doi.org/10.26203/aahm-5474

Howell, L., & Ng-A-Fook, N. (2023). Just because we’re small doesn’t mean we can’t stand tall: A Child and Youth Rights Movement. Journal of Social Justice Research, 17(1), 112–135.

Howell, L., & Ng-A-Fook, N. (2022). A Case of Senator Lynn Beyak and Anti-Indigenous Systemic Racism in Canada. Canadian Journal of Education, 45(1), 1–34.

Howell, L. (2021). From policy to praxis: Culturally sustaining/revitalizing pedagogy, equity policy, and the lived experiences of inclusion. Education Journal – Revue de l’éducation, 7(1), 12–15.

Editor-Reviewed Papers

Abuzaid, Y., Amalraj, D., & Howell, L. (2024). Occupy Tabaret: 72 days of resistance and solidarity. Home/field, Society for the Anthropology of North America.

Howell, L., Brant-Birioukov, K., & Ng-A-Fook, N. (2021). National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Universities and schools must acknowledge how colonial education has reproduced anti-Indigenous racism. The Conversation. 

Howell, L. (2014). How can a social movement feel so meaningless? A parent and teacher reflects on “We Day”. Our Schools/Ourselves, 23(4), 101–109. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Research Reports 

Howell, L., & Brittain, M. (2022). Just Because We’re Small Doesn’t Mean We Can’t Stand Tall: Education for Reconciliation in the Elementary Classroom. First Nations Child and Family Caring Society.

Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings

Howell, L. & Radford, L. (2026, June). Beyond the Cohort: Lessons and Legacies from the Urban Communities Experience. [Paper Presentation]. CSSE Annual Conference, Winnipeg, MB. 

McGuire-Adams, T., Gaudet, C., Howell, L., & Yerxa, J. (2026, June). These institutions have potential to be transformative but also great power to be harmful": Indigenous educators' dialogue on the impact of TRC Mandatory First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Courses. [Paper Presentation]. CSSE Annual Conference, Winnipeg, MB. 

Scarcello, R., McGuire-Adams, T., Howell, L., Gaudet, C., & Yerxa, J. (2026, June). First Nations, Métis and Inuit Courses in University Settings: The benefits, challenges and tensions. [Paper Presentation]. CSSE Annual Conference, Winnipeg, MB. 

Howell, L. & Marquez, J. (2026, May). Where Our Stories Meet the Future: Voices from Nunavik Sivunitsavut [Qaggiq: Facilitating Discussions on Schools and Schooling]. UArctic Congress, Torshavn, Faroe Islands. 

Donald, D., Cardinal, N., Howell, L., Moostoos-Lafferty, E., Tait, L., & Tipler, M. (2025, June). Unlearning colonialism through relational renewal. [Panel presentation]. CSSE Annual Conference, Toronto, ON. 

Moostoos-Lafferty, E., & Howell, L. (2023, May). What does it take to unlearn relationship denial? [Symposium]. CSSE Annual Conference.

Howell, L. (2023, May). After About: Unlearning Colonialism, Ethical Relationality, and the Possibilities for Pedagogical Praxis. [Poster]. Canadian Association for Teacher Education / CSSE.

Davidson, S.F., Donovan, B.L., Garrett-Walker, W.L., Howell, L., Ng-A-Fook, N., & Schnellert, L. Decolonizing Professional Learning. [Symposium]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.

Donald, D., Eizadirad, A., Kopra, K., & Howell, L. (2022, August). Decolonizing Professional Learning: Conceptions, Possibilities, and Limitations. [Symposium].Decolonizing Professional Learning Conference, Memorial University, NL.