Four Regional Clusters organize the research and community development work. While not meant to fully represent the diversity of First Nations, the clusters are grouped based on their shared original encounter with the British Crown and Canadian state. Cluster teams are guided by regional roundtables that bring together balanced representation of women and men, youth and elders drawn from First Nations in the cluster.

West Coast Aboriginal Title Lands

Chris Robertson* Centre for First Nations Governance
Ernest Armann Lil’wat Nation
Terry Poucette* University of Victoria
John Borrows University of Victoria
Astrid Brouselle University of Victoria
Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly University of Victoria
Mike Prince University of Victoria
David Zussman University of Victoria
Partner Organizations
Dzawada’enuxw First Nation
Gitsegukla First Nation
Lil’wat Nation
Nadleh Whut’en First Nation
Skidegate Health
Stó:lō Tribal Council
First Nations Health Council

Prairie Treaties

Edmund Bellegarde File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council
James Froh* Institute of Public Administration Canada
Jaime Lavallee* University of Saskatchewan – College of Law
Ken Coates University of Saskatchewan
Bonita Beatty University of Saskatchewan
Kiera Ladner University of Manitoba
Don McIntyre University of Lethbridge
Gina Starblanket University of Calgary
Partner Organizations
Cowessess First Nation
File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council
University of Saskatchewan – College of Law

Numbered & Pre-Confederation Treaties

Dwayne Nashkawa* Nipissing First Nation
Andrea Migone Institute of Public Administration Canada
Katherine Graham Carleton University
Robert Shepherd Carleton University
Jonathan Malloy Carleton University
Patricia McGuire Carleton University
Kent McNeil Osgoode Hall
David Newhouse* Trent University
Melanie Goodchild University of Waterloo – Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience
Dan McCarthy University of Waterloo – Faculty of Environment
Partner Organizations
Dark Matter Labs
Institute of Public Administration Canada (IPAC)
Trent University
University of Waterloo – Faculty of Environment

Peace & Friendship Treaties

Tanya Barnaby Mi’gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat
Darcy Gray* Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government
Alfred Metallic Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government
Naiomi Metallic* Dalhousie University
Partner Organizations
Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government
Dalhousie University

International

Stephen Cornell University of Arizona
Miriam Jorgensen University of Arizona
Greg Hill University of Portland

*denotes cluster co-leader