Research summary
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls highlighted concerns about the limited participation of Indigenous women in governance and decision-making. This conspicuous gap is the focus of research by Dr. Sherry Pictou, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Governance.
Pictou and her research team are collaborating with Indigenous women and conducting community-based research to examine a re-grounding of Indigenous women and governance based on Indigenous land-based laws and treaty relations. This gender-based analysis—from an Indigenous perspective—will inform both Indigenous and non-Indigenous governance practices. Their work will be a critical contribution to addressing some of the research gaps in gender and governance.