Dr. Asfia Gulrukh Kamal

By Brendan Musick | April 29, 2026

Dr. Asfia Gulrukh Kamal is an Associate Professor of the Aboriginal and Northern Studies Program at the University College of the North in Manitoba, Canada. Her work focuses on Indigenous food sovereignty, land pedagogy, and community-engaged scholarship guided by Indigenous research methodologies. She works closely with First Nations communities in Northern Manitoba, collaborating with Elders and knowledge keepers to integrate land-based learning into university education.

Figure 1 From the left: UCN instructor Melanie Molin, Dr. Asjia Kamal, Opaskwayak Cree Nation knowledge keeper Omar Constant, and Elder Hilda Dysart during a University College of the North land-based class at Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN).