Chantale Cenerini, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Culture Dance Health Indigenous Ways Of Knowing Intervention Language Métis Traditional Knowledge

Latest funding

neemiwin peekishkwaywin awn Michif: Dancing and speaking in Michif
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Peekishkwetawk awn Michif: A collaborative exploration of variation in Michif language banks
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$25,000
kiyokewin an Michif: Michif Language banking project
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$73,761

neemiwin peekishkwaywin awn Michif: Dancing and speaking in Michif

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Foulds, Heather; Cenerini, Chantale

Keywords: Culture; Dance; Health; Indigenous Ways Of Knowing; Intervention; Language; Métis; Traditional Knowledge; Well-Being

$100,000

Peekishkwetawk awn Michif: A collaborative exploration of variation in Michif language banks

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Kohlberger, Martin

Keywords: Michif; language variation; language banking; preservation; resource creation

$25,000

kiyokewin an Michif: Michif Language banking project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Cenerini, Chantale

Keywords: Michif languages; Language banking; Community-building; Indigenous research methods; Cultural linguistics; Language variation; Figurative language; Discourse; Pragmatics

$73,761

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: Culture Dear Professor Cenerini, 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 culture 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 "neemiwin peekishkwaywin awn Michif: Dancing and speaking in Michif" (2026), 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]