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

  • Amanda LaVallee

    University of Victoria

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  • Raven Sinclair

    University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills

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Project Co-Investigators

  • 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

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Elder and Knowledge Keeper

  • Richard Vedan

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  • James Carpenter

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Project Collaborators

  • Kathy Absolon

    Wilfrid Laurier University

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  • Caroline Tait

    University of Calgary

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Partner Organizations

  • San'yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program

  • 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)

  • 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

  • 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

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