Sherry Pictou, Dalhousie University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Dalhousie University profile.

Mi’kmaw & Indigenous Land and Water-Based Governance Indigenous Food Systems Indigenous Women’s Political Life Rights and Activism Treaty Relations and Rights Mi’kmaw & Indigenous Land-Based Learning Practices Decolonization & Resurgence Multi-scalar Indigenous Peoples’ Movements Indigenous & Small-Scale Fisheries Movements

Latest papers

Conservation and environmental management reimagined: Toward anti-oppressive futures.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
Indigenous Peoples and local communities as agents of transformative change for sustainability.
Communications earth & environment · 2026

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Biodiversity Conservation and the Health and Well-being of Indigenous Peoples
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$8,000,000
Biodiversity Conservation and the Health and Well-being of Indigenous Peoples
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$8,000,000
Indigenous Governance
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$240,000

All 7 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Conservation and environmental management reimagined: Toward anti-oppressive futures.

German L, Abrams J, Struthers CL, Pictou S, Woodson CB, Kumar S, Cabe T, Merino R, King E

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2414948123 PMID: 41650204

02

Indigenous Peoples and local communities as agents of transformative change for sustainability.

Reyes-García V, Nelson V, Bonilla-Moheno M, Hausner VH, Leventon J, Wheeler HC, Aksoy Z, Bates P, Carino J, Dabezies JM, Frantzeskaki N, Gordon E, Gosnell H, Guibal C, Gurung J, Heatta MJ, Hernandez Y, Huambachano M, Ifejika Speranza C, A Magris R, Mannetti L, Mansur AV, Nishi M, O'Brien K, Pictou S, Raab K, Roskruge N, Sulyandziga R, Villasante S

Communications earth & environment2026

DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-03098-z PMID: 41625200

Biodiversity Conservation and the Health and Well-being of Indigenous Peoples

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Parlee, Brenda

Keywords: Biodiversity Well-being Conservation Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous Peoples

$8,000,000

Biodiversity Conservation and the Health and Well-being of Indigenous Peoples

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Parlee, Brenda

$8,000,000

Indigenous Governance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: PICTOU, SHERRY

$240,000

Indigenous Governance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: PICTOU, SHERRY

Keywords: Indigenous; Indigenous feminism; women; gender; 2SLGBTQQIA; governance; treaty; Indigenous law; land- based practices; resource extraction; participatory; Indigenous knowledge; community-based research; interdisciplinary; Indigenous food systems; natural resources; environment.

$240,000

The Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: NEIHR - Atlantic Region

Principal investigators: Martin, Debbie H; Brooks, Eileen; Marshall, Albert; Musqua-Leblanc, Geri; Prosper, Kerry; Sark, Roseanne; Cunsolo, Ashlee; Latimer, Margot A; McMillan, Leslie Jane; Sylliboy, John R

Keywords: Co-Learning; Co-Mentorship; Community-Based Research; Indigenous Health; Relational Ethics; Two-Eyed Seeing

$3,499,065

Building Indigenous-Academic-Not-for-Profit Relations for Mobilizing Research Knowledge on the Gendered Impacts of Resource Extraction in Indigenous Communities in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Pictou, Sherry

Keywords: Indigenous women; Indigenous feminism; anti-colonial; resource extraction; political ecology; digital humanities

$24,963

Indigenous Gender and Wellness: Idea Fair and Learning Circle

Nominated PICIHR2018Indigenous Gender and Wellness: Idea Fair and Learning Circle

Principal investigators: PICTOU, SHERRY

Keywords: Indigenous Gender And Wellness

$1,816

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: Mi’kmaw & Indigenous Land and Water-Based Governance Dear Professor Pictou, 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 "Conservation and environmental management reimagined: Toward anti-oppressive futures." (2026), and it 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 Governance" (2020), 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]