Robin Gray, University of Toronto

Research

Indigenous people Intellectual Property Intangible Songs Repatriation Museums Ownership Decolonization

Latest funding

The Repatriation of Song: Ownership, Access and Control of Indigenous Cultural Heritage
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$59,122

The Repatriation of Song: Ownership, Access and Control of Indigenous Cultural Heritage

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gray, Robin

Keywords: Indigenous people; Intellectual Property; Intangible; Songs; Repatriation; Museums; Ownership; Decolonization; Access; Control

$59,122

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 people Dear Professor Gray, 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 people 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 Repatriation of Song: Ownership, Access and Control of Indigenous Cultural Heritage" (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]