Lisa Bourque Bearskin, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

Ceremony Governance Indigenous Knowledges Knowledge Sharing Research Sovereignty Ways Of Knowing, Being, And Doing

Latest funding

Advancing practices in and dialogue on Indigenous Knowledges and sovereignty in health research
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000

Advancing practices in and dialogue on Indigenous Knowledges and sovereignty in health research

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Morton Ninomiya, Melody; Bourque Bearskin, Lisa

Keywords: Ceremony; Governance; Indigenous Knowledges; Knowledge Sharing; Research Sovereignty; Ways Of Knowing, Being, And Doing

$25,000

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: Ceremony Dear Professor Bourque Bearskin, 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 ceremony 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 CIHR-funded project "Advancing practices in and dialogue on Indigenous Knowledges and sovereignty in health research" (2023), 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]