Aubrey Hanson, University of Calgary

Research

Indigenous arts urban Indigenous resurgence self-determination Indigenous knowledges community-engaged research Treaty 7 city of Calgary

Latest funding

(Re)Storying the city: Reading for urban Indigenous presence
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$169,390
Honouring the Word Warriors: Extending the Legacy of Indigenous Literary Creators
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$55,000
Indigenous Creativity and Presence in the City: Unsettling and Reframing Calgary
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$71,844

All 3 grants and awards

(Re)Storying the city: Reading for urban Indigenous presence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hanson, Aubrey J.

$169,390

Honouring the Word Warriors: Extending the Legacy of Indigenous Literary Creators

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Macfarlane, Heather C.

Keywords: Indigenous Literary Arts; Indigenous Literary Studies; Creative Writing; Accountability; Relationality;

$55,000

Indigenous Creativity and Presence in the City: Unsettling and Reframing Calgary

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hanson, Aubrey

Keywords: Indigenous arts; urban Indigenous; resurgence; self-determination; Indigenous knowledges; community-engaged research; Treaty 7; city of Calgary; presencing; First Nations

$71,844

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Indigenous arts Dear Professor Hanson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on indigenous arts connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "(Re)Storying the city: Reading for urban Indigenous presence" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]