Nicholas Claxton, University of Victoria

Research

Indigenous education Indigenous resurgence Settler-Indigenous relations environmental education community based research self-determination, health and wellness youth engagement Elder engagement

Latest funding

Embracing Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Overcoming Environmental Racism
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$22,872
Indigenous Resurgence on the Salish Sea: A collaborative study of tribal and settler schools
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$199,034
EAGLE: Empowering Aboriginal Generation of Leaders and Entrepreneurs; Indigenous Culture and values in business education
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$199,877

All 4 grants and awards

Embracing Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Overcoming Environmental Racism

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Price, John

Keywords: environmental racism; Indigenous ecological knowledge; ally ship; settler colonialism; history; climate justice; sovereignty

$22,872

Indigenous Resurgence on the Salish Sea: A collaborative study of tribal and settler schools

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Claxton, Nicholas L.

Keywords: Indigenous education; Indigenous resurgence; Settler-Indigenous relations; environmental education

$199,034

EAGLE: Empowering Aboriginal Generation of Leaders and Entrepreneurs; Indigenous Culture and values in business education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mainprize, Brent

Keywords: Indigenous; curriculum development; culturally integrative; collaboration; Indigenous knowledges; entrepreneurship; youth

$199,877

Supporting Culturally Appropriate Coming of Age Resources for Urban Indigenous Youth in Care on Vancouver Island: (Re)Connecting with Self-Determined Health and Wellness

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Indigenous Research Capacity and Reconciliation - Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Claxton, Nicholas L.

Keywords: community based research; self-determination, health and wellness; youth engagement; Elder engagement; coming of age; Indigenous methodologies; arts-based methods; weaving; research storytelling; intersectionality; graphic novel; child welfare system

$49,256

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 education Dear Professor Claxton, 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 education 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 "Indigenous Resurgence on the Salish Sea: A collaborative study of tribal and settler schools" (2019), 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]