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Sept. 18, 2025
For Immediate Release

WATERLOO — On Sept. 30, Canadians honour the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. ³Ô¹ÏÍø experts are available to discuss topics related to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, including Indigenous rights, colonialism and the ongoing impacts of residential schools.

The following list includes experts who are available to speak at this time but does not represent the full breadth of expertise that exists at ³Ô¹ÏÍø. For a more comprehensive inventory of ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s faculty researchers, please consult the  database.

 — Indigenous land, resource management, rights, and laws

 — community Indigenous health; gender-based violence, particularly with MMIWG2S; Indigenous knowledges; gender diverse identities

— anti-colonial and decolonization practices; Indigenous education; teacher preparation

— Indigenous community health and well-being; Child Welfare; social determinants of health; anticolonial and decolonial theoretical frameworks; transnational Indigenous practices

 — Indigenous determinants of health; research in Indigenous contexts; community and public health

 — Indigenous rights, natural resources and conservation; Indigenous environmental stewardship in Canada’s North