Helen Margaret Murray
About
Teaching Experience
- English Didactics (KfK) – Primary (grades 1–7), Lower Secondary (grades 5–10), and Upper Secondary (grades 8–13)
- Cultural Studies, English KfK 1–7, 5–10, and 8–13
- Sámi Topics in School (LÆR2004)
- DEKOM – Sámi Perspectives in the LK20 Curriculum, in collaboration with Nord University
- Coordinator, Take Credit – English KfK 8–13
Research Interests
- Indigenous peoples – in Norway and globally
- South Sámi language and culture
- Intercultural competence
- Multiculturalism
- Textbook and curriculum analysis
Research Groups and Grants
- Co-leader, Strategic Research Network under NTNU Community – Team Sápmi
- Leader, Research Group: Indigenous Topics in Education
- Qualification Grant, Literacy Research Environment, 2019–2020 and 2020–2021
- Language Grant from the Sámi Parliament, South Sámi language (self-study and courses at NTNU)
- Qualification Grant, Department of Teacher Education, NTNU, 2023–2026
- LIM Grant, NTNU, 2024
Activities and Public Engagement
- Guest lectures at various institutions
- Opinion pieces published in national newspapers
- Development and sharing of digital teaching resources
- Development of Sámi City Walk in Trondheim (website)
- South Sámi language course for NTNU staff
Supervision of students
Master's students - 4
Publications
2026
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Longáin, Dubhán Ó.
(2026)
Comparative Perspectives on Minority Language Signage in Saepmie and the Gaeltacht.
Irish Association for Applied Linguistics
Research report
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2026)
Growing Indigenous Perspectives in Teacher Education: Challenges, Strategies, and Institutional Change.
Education In The North
Academic article
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2026)
Textbooks and Teaching about Colonised Peoples in the English as an Additional Language (EAL) subject in Norwegian schools.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
2025
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Bakken, Anja Synnøve.
(2025)
Indigenization in English as an Additional Language (EAL) textbooks: to what extent is indigenization found in the content of EAL textbooks in Norway?.
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
Academic article
2024
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Bakken, Anja Synnøve.
(2024)
Colonial acts in Norwegian EAL textbooks – Relations between coloniser and colonised.
Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies
Academic article
2023
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2023)
Sensitising Teachers to Prejudices in Representations of Indigenous Peoples in EFL Textbooks.
Academic chapter
2022
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2022)
Teaching about Indigenous peoples in the EFL classroom: Practical approaches to the development of intercultural competence.
TESOL Journal (TJ)
Academic article
2021
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2021)
Intercultural Competence in the Curriculum and in Textbooks—Which Lessons Can Be Learnt from EFL Textbooks in Norwegian Schools?.
Academic chapter
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2021)
Lesson Plan: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Conflicts.
SRIS Newsletter, TESOL International Association
Professional article
2020
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2020)
Urfolksperspektiver i fagfornyelsen.
Bedre Skole
Professional article
2016
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Moen, Silje;
Sjøvoll, Rasma Haidri;
Fodnestøl, Ellen Johanne Narum.
(2016)
Tracks SF - Engelsk for studieforberedende utdanningsprogram Vg1.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Textbook
2013
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Fuhre, Petter;
Moen, Silje;
Sjøvoll, Rasma Haidri;
Burgess, R..
(2013)
Tracks - engelsk for yrkesfag vg1, vg2.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Textbook
2007
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Fuhre, Petter;
Hunstadbråten, Siri.
(2007)
Tracks 2 - engelsk for yrkesfag.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Textbook
Journal publications
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2026)
Growing Indigenous Perspectives in Teacher Education: Challenges, Strategies, and Institutional Change.
Education In The North
Academic article
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Bakken, Anja Synnøve.
(2025)
Indigenization in English as an Additional Language (EAL) textbooks: to what extent is indigenization found in the content of EAL textbooks in Norway?.
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
Academic article
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2020)
Urfolksperspektiver i fagfornyelsen.
Bedre Skole
Professional article
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Bakken, Anja Synnøve.
(2024)
Colonial acts in Norwegian EAL textbooks – Relations between coloniser and colonised.
Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies
Academic article
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2021)
Lesson Plan: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Conflicts.
SRIS Newsletter, TESOL International Association
Professional article
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2022)
Teaching about Indigenous peoples in the EFL classroom: Practical approaches to the development of intercultural competence.
TESOL Journal (TJ)
Academic article
Books
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Fuhre, Petter;
Hunstadbråten, Siri.
(2007)
Tracks 2 - engelsk for yrkesfag.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Textbook
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Moen, Silje;
Sjøvoll, Rasma Haidri;
Fodnestøl, Ellen Johanne Narum.
(2016)
Tracks SF - Engelsk for studieforberedende utdanningsprogram Vg1.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Textbook
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Fuhre, Petter;
Moen, Silje;
Sjøvoll, Rasma Haidri;
Burgess, R..
(2013)
Tracks - engelsk for yrkesfag vg1, vg2.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Textbook
Part of book/report
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2021)
Intercultural Competence in the Curriculum and in Textbooks—Which Lessons Can Be Learnt from EFL Textbooks in Norwegian Schools?.
Academic chapter
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2023)
Sensitising Teachers to Prejudices in Representations of Indigenous Peoples in EFL Textbooks.
Academic chapter
Report
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Murray, Helen Margaret;
Longáin, Dubhán Ó.
(2026)
Comparative Perspectives on Minority Language Signage in Saepmie and the Gaeltacht.
Irish Association for Applied Linguistics
Research report
Student thesis or dissertation
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Murray, Helen Margaret.
(2026)
Textbooks and Teaching about Colonised Peoples in the English as an Additional Language (EAL) subject in Norwegian schools.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2026
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Feature article
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Conference lectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2026) Reclaiming spaces and language revitalisation – a comparative study of native languages in signage in the Gaeltacht and in Sápmi. Linguistic Landscapes 17
2025
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InterviewMurray, Helen Margaret. (2025) Samler samisk forskning: - En offentlig beklagelse er bare begynnelsen.
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Feature article
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Interview
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InterviewMurray, Helen Margaret; Pettersen, Johan Berg; Gabriel, Ute Barbara. (2025) Áigu loktet sámi dutkama | Avvir.
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Conference lectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2025) Konferanse innlegg: Comparative Perspectives on Minority Language Signage in Saepmie and the Gaeltacht. Nord-konferansen samisk og urfolk 2025
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InterviewMurray, Helen Margaret. (2025) Samler samisk forskning: - En offentlig beklagelse er bare begynnelsen.
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Reader opinion
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Reader opinionMurray, Helen Margaret; Pettersen, Johan Berg. (2025) Slik kan universitetene løse den samiske lærerkrisa.
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LectureOlsen, Torjer Andreas; Eriksen, Kristin Gregers; Murray, Helen Margaret; Nilut, Anne Henriette. (2025) Panelsamtale: Lærerutdanningenes arbeid med samiske temaer. Lærerutdanningenes arbeid med samiske temaer - rapportlansering
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Conference lectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2025) Samiske temaer i forskning og utdanning ved NTNU. Samiske temaer i forskning og utdanning ved NTNU
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2025) Samiske temaer i engelskfaget. Faggruppemøte språk og litteratur, Nord universitet
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2025) NTNU staff’s efforts to strengthen Sámi knowledge and visibility at NTNU. Forum for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity: Truth and Reconciliation for Sámi, Kven and Forest Finn Communities
2024
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2024) Opplæring i urfolkstemaer og didaktiske metoder. Samisk språkuke, Høgskolen i Innlandet
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret; Eliasson, Emil Mård Vaadal. (2024) Hvordan integrere samiske tema i en lærerutdanning?. DEMBRA fagsnakk
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Conference lectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2024) Colonial histories in the classroom - representations and reframing the past. Critical Uses of the Past in the Present
2023
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LectureKovach, Margaret; Cariou, Warren; Utsi, Mai Britt; Garcia Zarranz, Libe; Murray, Helen Margaret; Stokke, Ruth Seierstad; Nurmi, Tom. (2023) Indigenous Pedagogies & Methodologies: A Seminar with Mai Britt Utsi, Margaret Kovach, and Warren Cariou. Indigenous Topics in Education Online Seminar
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2023) Å undervise om urfolk – fra læreplanen til læremidler. Hei Verden Lærerseminar
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2023) Erfaringer med implementering av samisk innhold i lærerutdanning. Nettverksamling UH: Samiske perspektiv i lærerutdanning
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Feature article
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Conference lectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2023) Colonial Acts - portrayals of Ireland in textbooks used in Norwegian schools. The XVIIth International Congress of Celtic Studies
2022
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Conference lectureBakken, Anja Synnøve; Murray, Helen Margaret. (2022) Colonial acts in EFL textbooks - relations between colonizer and colonized in Norwegian primary school textbooks. Nord-konferansen samisk og urfolk 2022
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Conference lectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2022) A comparative study of representations of Indigenous Sámi and traditional Irish cultures in educational books used in Northern Ireland and in Norway. Nordic Educational Research Association Conference
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Feature article
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Feature article
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2022) Undervisning om samiske temaer, fra læreplan til læremidler. Samisk uke
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Lecture
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Conference lectureMurray, Helen Margaret; Bakken, Anja Synnøve. (2022) How is implicit content relating to Indigenous identity and cultural affiliation presented in textbooks in English and Social Studies for grades 5-7 in Norwegian schools? . Indigenous Research Conference
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Feature article
2021
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Feature article
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Feature article
2020
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Lecture
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Feature article
2019
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2019) How should textbooks used in English teaching in Norwegian schools teach pupils about Indigenous people's history and culture?. Decolonial Perspectives in Education
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2019) What do we teach about Indigenous peoples? How should we teach about them?. Multicultural week GLU
2018
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LectureMurray, Helen Margaret. (2018) Approaches to teaching about Indigenous peoples in Norwegian secondary schools. Colonial Entanglements: Institutions, Memory, Resistance