Meet the Team
We are a diverse team of 13 Indigenous and settler scholar allies with expertise in Indigenous research, community-based research, health, population health, law, criminology, feminist, anti-colonial and anti-racism research and pedagogy. We work in collaboration with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and key partner organizations that represent national communities.
Project Director and Co-Director
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Amanda LaVallee
University of Victoria
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Raven Sinclair
University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills
Project Co-Investigators
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Amanda Gebhard
University of Regina
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Jaime Lavallee
University of Saskatchewan
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Alex Wilson
University of Saskatchewan
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Dale Spencer
Carleton University
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Willow Samara Allen
St. Francis Xavier University
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Winona Wheeler
University of Saskatchewan
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Lynn Lavallee - She/Her
Ryerson University
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Jacquie Green
University of Victoria
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Gail Baikie
Dalhousie University
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Michael Cappello
University of Regina
Elder and Knowledge Keeper
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Richard Vedan
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James Carpenter
Project Collaborators
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Kathy Absolon
Wilfrid Laurier University
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Caroline Tait
University of Calgary
Partner Organizations
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San'yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program
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Renee Linklater
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Shkaabe Makwa
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Laura Gagnon
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Shkaabe Makwa
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Thunderbird Circle Indigenous Social Work Educators’ Network (TC-ISWEN)
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Network Environments of Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) - National Coordinating Centre
We have support from the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) and the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health Research (NCCIH).
Team Members
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Priscila Tayná
Project Manager
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Hanah Molloy
Research Assistant
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Charlotte Davis
Graduate Research Trainee
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Kyle Cook
Graduate Research Trainee
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Everett Willier
Graduate Research Trainee
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Cecilia Elizabeth Best
Graduate Research Trainee