Lianne Leddy, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

Indigenous history decolonization historical methodologies Indigenous gender relations Indigenous families Canadian history Indigenous methodolgies

Latest funding

Relations Over Water
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$326,928
Women's Activism: Developing an Archival Partnership and Network for Oral History Collection
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$60,248
Indigenous Histories and Historical Practice in Canada
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$215,000

All 3 grants and awards

Relations Over Water

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Leddy, Lianne C.

$326,928

Women's Activism: Developing an Archival Partnership and Network for Oral History Collection

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Janovicek, Nancy

Keywords: oral histories; archival practices and preservation; ethics; social justice movements; feminisms; women's activism

$60,248

Indigenous Histories and Historical Practice in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Leddy, Lianne

$215,000

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 history Dear Professor Leddy, 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 history 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 "Relations Over Water" (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]