Matthew achieved his PhD in the philosophy of education from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, while completing doctoral research at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). He is currently a professor in the School of Education at Trinity Western University, British Columbia, Canada. Matthew is the director of the Institute of Indigenous Issues and Perspectives (IIIP). His primary interests are in the philosophy of education, environmental and outdoor learning, Indigenous sovereignty, Elderhood and worldview analysis.