Elizabeth Fast, Concordia University

Research

mentorship Indigenous youth urban two-spirit land-based intergenerational cultural safety

Latest papers

Historical Trauma, Substance Use, and Indigenous Peoples: Seven Generations of Harm From a "Big Event".
Substance use & misuse · 2015 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

The Land as our Teacher
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$278,347
Indigenous Inquiries Circle: Network visioning meeting for an international collaboration
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$20,935
Local histories and Indigenous knowledges from the perspective of urban Indigenous youth
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$60,812

All 6 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Historical Trauma, Substance Use, and Indigenous Peoples: Seven Generations of Harm From a "Big Event".

Nutton J, Fast E

Substance use & misuse2015Senior author

DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1018755 PMID: 26158749

The Land as our Teacher

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fast, Elizabeth

Keywords: Indigenous; youth; urban; two-spirit; land-based; intergenerational; cultural safety; leadership; mentorship

$278,347

Indigenous Inquiries Circle: Network visioning meeting for an international collaboration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Fast, Elizabeth

Keywords: Indigenous methodologies; decolonizing methodologies; mentorship; Indigenous students

$20,935

Local histories and Indigenous knowledges from the perspective of urban Indigenous youth

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Fast, Elizabeth

Keywords: (1) Indigenous knowledges; (2) urban Indigenous youth; (3) local Indigenous histories

$60,812

Children in a world of opportunities: innovations in research, policy and practice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Ruiz-Casares, Monica

Keywords: children and adolescents; indicators; child wellbeing; child protection; social policy; program evaluation

$25,000

A First Peoples storytelling exchange: intersecting college and community circles

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Development Grants

Keywords: Aboriginal communities; postsecondary education; storytelling; digital media

$240,000

Building research capacity with First Nations and mainstream youth protection services in Quebec

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011Partnership Grants

Keywords: child welfare; outcomes; First Nations; Aboriginal; foster care

$1,560,352

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: mentorship Dear Professor Fast, 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 "Historical Trauma, Substance Use, and Indigenous Peoples: Seven Generations of Harm From a "Big Event"." (2015), 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 Land as our Teacher" (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]