Jeremy Patzer, University of Manitoba

Research

Indigenous Indigenous rights law politics constitution Aboriginal law

Latest funding

The implications of Canada's National Sovereign AI Compute Strategy for freshwater fish futures and Indigenous governance
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$100,000
In law and politics: Advancing Indigenous rights in the contemporary Anglosphere
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$43,838
Comparative Indigenous Rights
SSHRC · 2023 · 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

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Todd, Zoe

$100,000

In law and politics: Advancing Indigenous rights in the contemporary Anglosphere

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Patzer, Jeremy

Keywords: Indigenous; Indigenous rights; law; politics; constitution; Aboriginal law

$43,838

Comparative Indigenous Rights

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Patzer, Jeremy

$70,000

Decolonizing Settler States: Unravelling Systemic Blockages to Indigenous Rights in State Institutions and Civil Society

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Lightfoot, Sheryl

Keywords: Indigenous peoples; Indigenous rights; human rights; trans-nationalism; international law; Indigenous methodologies; constitutionalism; public policy; Indigenous law

$199,796

Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: poverty; community economic development; community based participatory research; Indigenous research; urban studies; sociology; Northern communities; economics; collaborative research; community based organization

$996,134

Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Grants

Keywords: poverty; community economic development; community based participatory research; Indigenous research; urban studies; sociology; Northern communities; economics; collaborative research; community based organization

$793,151

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 Patzer, 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 "In law and politics: Advancing Indigenous rights in the contemporary Anglosphere" (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]