Indigenous Faculty and Staff Welcome Ceremony 2023

Indigenous Faculty and Staff Welcome Ceremony 2023

In 2022-23, McGill welcomed 15 new Indigenous faculty and staff members across several faculties and roles within the university. For more details on the ceremony, visit here

Photo taken on April 4th 2023 by Allen McInnis. 

Profiles List

Meet the Indigenous faculty and staff at McGill, who bring with them diverse experiences, skills, and expertise to their respective fields and units. 

For more news about the Indigenous faculty and staff at McGill, please visit News/Events.

Alex Allard-Gray

Alex Allard-Gray

Title: Program Manager, Indigenous Health Professions Program
Yann Allard-Tremblay

Yann Allard-Tremblay

Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts
Aneeka Anderson

Aneeka Anderson

Title: Indigenous Initiatives Associate, Indigenous Initiatives
Noelani Arista

Noelani Arista

Title: Associate Professor; Director, Indigenous Studies Program
Department: Department of History and Classical Studies, Faculty of Arts
Alyssa Bader

Alyssa Bader

Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts
Avery Barnaby

Avery Barnaby

Title: Administrative Coordinator, Indigenous Initiatives
Gloria Bell

Gloria Bell

Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Art History and Communications Studies, Faculty of Arts
Cindy Blackstock

Cindy Blackstock

Title: Professor
Department: School of Social Work, Faculty of Arts
Richard Budgell

Richard Budgell

Title: Assistant Professor; Special Advisor on Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Office of Indigenous Initiatives)
Department: Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Charli Burns

Charli Burns

Title: Manager, Records and Registration, Enrolment Services
Lynnsey Chartrand

Lynnsey Chartrand

Title: Indigenous Community Program Advisor, Branches (Enrolment Services)
Matthew Coutu-Moya

Matthew Coutu-Moya

Title: Administrative Supervisor, First Peoples' House; Indigenous Access McGill Coordinator (School of Social Work)
James Crippen

James Crippen

Academic title(s): Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts
Dr. Diane Dechief (she/her)

Dr. Diane Dechief (she/her)

Title: Science Communication Specialist and Faculty Lecturer
Academic title(s): Science Communication Specialist and Faculty Lecturer
Department: Faculty of Science
Ann Deer

Ann Deer

Title: Associate Director, Indigenous Initiatives

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Professor Aaron Mills' headshot. He is a man with long brown hair that is tied back and is wearing a blue shirt against a background of trees.
Aaron Mills named Canada Research Chair

Indigenous Constitutionalism and Philosophy

Professor Treena Delormier's headshot. She is a woman with long black hair standing in front of a brown background.
Treena Delormier named Canada Research Chair

Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Food Sovereignty

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