Indigenous Advisory Circle

The mandate of SSHRC’s Indigenous Advisory Circle—formed in 2014―is to provide guidance to senior management to support and promote Indigenous research and talent development to help advance understanding of reconciliation. Through an approach of collaboration and co-development, the Circle guides SSHRC in the development, validation and advancement of the following core areas:

With the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Final Report in December 2015, the Circle’s mandate was enlarged to support SSHRC in its reconciliation efforts.

The Circle is comprised of at least 15 members, including two co-chairs nominated by the Circle members, one Indigenous Elder and Indigenous researchers drawn from the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis groups, as well as non-Indigenous researchers with in-depth experience working in partnership with Indigenous communities.

Members

Marie A. Battiste
Professor, Department of Educational Foundations
University of Saskatchewan

Cecil Chabot
Director of Development, Special Projects and History Programming
Acting Executive Director
Moose River Heritage and Hospitality Association;
Adjunct Professor
St. Stephen’s University

Claudette Commanda
Elder, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, Maniwaki;
Chancellor
University of Ottawa

Cindy Dickson
Executive Director, Arctic Athabaskan Council, and Director of Circumpolar Relations for the Council of Yukon First Nations

Matthew Foss
Vice-President, Research and Public Policy
Canadian Council for Indigenous Business

Hadley Friedland
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law
University of Alberta

Cody Groat
Assistant Professor, Department of History and Indigenous Studies Program
Western University

Heather Igloliorte
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Decolonial and Transformational Indigenous Art Practices
University of Victoria

David Roy Newhouse
Professor, Indigenous Studies; Former Director, Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies; and Professor, Business Administration Program, School of Business
Trent University

Sherry Pictou
Associate Professor, Law and Management; Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Governance (Tier 2), Schulich School of Law
Dalhousie University

Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts; Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Intellectual Traditions and Self-Determination (Tier 2)
University of Ottawa

Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark
Associate Professor, School of Indigenous Governance
University of Victoria

Gabrielle Weasel Head
Assistant Professor, Indigenous Studies
Mount Royal University

Karla Jessen Williamson
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Foundations
University of Saskatchewan

Ex-officio members

Sylvie A. Lamoureux
Vice-President, Research
SSHRC

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