Tyson Stewart, Nipissing University

Research

Indigeneity Film Archive Reconciliation Mourning Creation Resiliency Métis

Latest papers

Truth and reconciliation cinema: an ethico-political study of residential school imagery in contemporary Indigenous film.
AlterNative (Auckland, N.Z. : 2005) · 2021 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

The world is upside down: truth, reconciliation, and noir
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$56,410
'Truth and Reconciliation' Cinema: New Indigenous Filmmaking in Canada
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$39,021

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

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Truth and reconciliation cinema: an ethico-political study of residential school imagery in contemporary Indigenous film.

Stewart T

AlterNative (Auckland, N.Z. : 2005)2021First author

DOI: 10.1177/11771801211012450 PMID: 41923923

The world is upside down: truth, reconciliation, and noir

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stewart, Tyson

$56,410

'Truth and Reconciliation' Cinema: New Indigenous Filmmaking in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Stewart, Tyson

Keywords: Indigeneity; Film; Archive; Reconciliation; Mourning; Creation; Resiliency; Métis; Inuit; First Nations

$39,021

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: Indigeneity Dear Professor Stewart, 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 "Truth and reconciliation cinema: an ethico-political study of residential school imagery in contemporary Indigenous film." (2021), 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 "The world is upside down: truth, reconciliation, and noir" (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]