Tabitha Robin Martens, University of British Columbia

Research

Indigenous knowledge Indigenous food sovereignty language revitalization Indigenous culture community-based research

Latest funding

Sowing Sovereignty: A Journey Into Indigenous Seed Work
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$72,350
Stakeholder-centric corporate misconduct and financing frictions: International evidence
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$49,510
Building on a Global Stage: Transnationalism and Mid-Century Canadian Architecture
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$60,000

Sowing Sovereignty: A Journey Into Indigenous Seed Work

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Robin Martens, Tabitha

Keywords: Indigenous knowledge; Indigenous food sovereignty; language revitalization; Indigenous culture; community-based research

$72,350

Stakeholder-centric corporate misconduct and financing frictions: International evidence

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hossain, Ashrafee T.

Keywords: Corporate misconduct; Corporate Policies; Stakeholders; Cost of financing;

$49,510

Building on a Global Stage: Transnationalism and Mid-Century Canadian Architecture

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Filek, Katie

Keywords: architecture; architectural history; canada; transnationalism; media; technology; global history

$60,000

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 knowledge Dear Professor Robin Martens, 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 knowledge 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 "Sowing Sovereignty: A Journey Into Indigenous Seed Work" (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]