Donna Feir, University of Victoria

Research

Indigenous Indigenous Nations Indian Affairs Annual Reports Historical Treaties Numbered Treaties Land cession Land occupation Economic history

Latest funding

Understanding Labour Market Inequities among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Workers in Canada
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$97,047
The economic impact of historical treaties, land cession, and land occupation on Indigenous outcomes
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$72,914
Banff Empirical Microeconomics Conference 2022
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$10,000

All 3 grants and awards

Understanding Labour Market Inequities among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Workers in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Bai, Yihong

$97,047

The economic impact of historical treaties, land cession, and land occupation on Indigenous outcomes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Feir, Donna

Keywords: Indigenous; Indigenous Nations; Indian Affairs Annual Reports; Historical Treaties; Numbered Treaties; Land cession; Land occupation; Economic history; Canadian economic history; Economic well-being

$72,914

Banff Empirical Microeconomics Conference 2022

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: P. Laliberté, Jean-William

Keywords: group-based inequality; discrimination; gender; ethnic groups; Indigenous communities

$10,000

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 Dear Professor Feir, 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 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 economic impact of historical treaties, land cession, and land occupation on Indigenous outcomes" (2021), 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]