Michael Fabris, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Blackfoot legal traditions, treaty-making, and non-territorial forms of settler jurisdiction? Niitsitapi oral histories of Treaty 7.
Environment and planning. D, Society & space · 2025 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Critical Approaches to Indigenous Relationality
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$500,000
Decolonizing Soundscapes: Crafting sonic presence through participatory research design
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$60,000
Beyond the First Nations property ownership act: analyzing property forms on First Nations lands in Canada
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$17,500

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Blackfoot legal traditions, treaty-making, and non-territorial forms of settler jurisdiction? Niitsitapi oral histories of Treaty 7.

Fabris M

Environment and planning. D, Society & space2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/02637758241307556 PMID: 41246796

Critical Approaches to Indigenous Relationality

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Grants

Keywords: Indigenous Studies; Indigenous relationality; governance and political traditions; Indigenous research; Indigenous politics; knowledge transfer; traditions of relationality

$500,000

Decolonizing Soundscapes: Crafting sonic presence through participatory research design

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Knight, Lauren E.

Keywords: information studies; sound studies; critical technology studies; urban design; Indigenous and decolonial theory; placemaking

$60,000

Beyond the First Nations property ownership act: analyzing property forms on First Nations lands in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Fabris, Michael P.C.

Keywords: First Nations; property; colonialism; dispossession; legislation; indigenous; commons; neoliberalism; Canada; reserve lands

$17,500

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 Dear Professor Fabris, 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]. I read your paper "Blackfoot legal traditions, treaty-making, and non-territorial forms of settler jurisdiction? Niitsitapi oral histories of Treaty 7." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]