Helen Dewar, Université de Montréal

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Université de Montréal profile.

Colonisation et décolonisation Découvertes et explorations européennes Empire et impérialisme Justice Monde atlantique Nouvelle-France 17e siècle 18e siècle Amérique du Nord Colonies Canada Québec

Latest funding

'A Taste of Home': Growing a sense of belonging through innovative community gardening for African immigrants in Alberta, Canada
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$79,080
Onkwehón:we Project - Territory, Identity and Social Interactions in Ancestral Iroquoia
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$19,979

All 2 grants and awards

No publications available.

'A Taste of Home': Growing a sense of belonging through innovative community gardening for African immigrants in Alberta, Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Onyango, Elizabeth

Keywords: Participatory action research; Sense of belonging; Working poor; Black identifying immigrants; Social connection; Collective action; Systems of marginalization; Community gardens

$79,080

Onkwehón:we Project - Territory, Identity and Social Interactions in Ancestral Iroquoia

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Grants

Keywords: First Nations;Indigenous;Iroquoians;Archaeology;History;Traditional knowledge;Linguistics;Bioanthropology;Digitization

$19,979

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Colonisation et décolonisation Dear Professor Dewar, 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 colonisation et décolonisation connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]