Zoe Todd, Simon Fraser University

Research

Critical Indigenous Studies Freshwater fish futures anthropology Indigenous environmental studies research-creation Indigenous governance Indigenous sovereignty Critical Indigenous Studies Freshwater fish futures anthropology Indigenous environmental studies research-creation Indigenous governance Indigenous sovereignty

Latest funding

The implications of Canada's National Sovereign AI Compute Strategy for freshwater fish futures and Indigenous governance
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Developing and Implementing Indigenized Wildfire Recovery Processes for Ecological and Food Systems Reconciliation on St’at’imc Territory
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$396,400
Indigenous Governance and Freshwater Fish Futures
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$70,000

All 6 grants and awards

The implications of Canada's National Sovereign AI Compute Strategy for freshwater fish futures and Indigenous governance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Todd, Zoe

$100,000

Developing and Implementing Indigenized Wildfire Recovery Processes for Ecological and Food Systems Reconciliation on St’at’imc Territory

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Reconciliation Network in response to Call to Action-65

Principal investigators: Grenz, Jennifer

$396,400

Indigenous Governance and Freshwater Fish Futures

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Todd, Zoe

Keywords: Critical Indigenous Studies Freshwater fish futures anthropology Indigenous environmental studies research-creation Indigenous governance Indigenous sovereignty

$70,000

Indigenous Governance and Freshwater Fish Futures

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Todd, Zoe

$240,000

Plural perspectives on Bighorn Country: restor(y)ing land use governance and bull trout population health in Alberta

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Todd, Zoe

Keywords: Environmental Governance; Fish biology ; Indigenous law;Gender ; Settler Colonization ; Citizen Science ; Art; Augmented Reality; Media and Communications

$273,310

ABORIGINAL - How can Aboriginal knowledge systems in Canada contribute to interdisciplinary research on the global extinction crisis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Todd, Zoe Sarah Croucher

$24,927

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: Critical Indigenous Studies Dear Professor Todd, 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 critical indigenous studies 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 "The implications of Canada's National Sovereign AI Compute Strategy for freshwater fish futures and Indigenous governance" (2026), 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]