Robert Henry, PhD, NCC Nominated Principal Investigator
PhD, is Métis from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He currently holds a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Justice and Wellbeing, and is the nominated principal investigator and Executive Director of the nātawihowin and mamawiikikayaahk Research, Training and Mentorship Networks (SK-NEIHR). Dr. Henry’s research areas include Indigenous street gangs and gang theories, Indigenous masculinities/identities, Indigenous urban research, Indigenous and critical research methodologies, youth mental health and visual/digital research methods. Book publications include Brighter Days Ahead (2013) and Indigenous Women and Street Gangs: Survivance Narratives (2021), lead co-editor of Global Indigenous Health: Reconciling the Past, Engaging the Present, Animating the Future (2018), and co-editor of Settler City Limits: Indigenous Resurgence and Colonial Violence in the Urban Prairie West (2019), The Arts of Indigenous Health and Well-Being (2021), and Handbook of Indigenous Sociology (2022). He has also published in the areas of Indigenous masculinity, Indigenous health, youth subcultures and criminal justice. His current research focuses on the concept of survivance and its applicability within Indigenous justice, health, and wellbeing research.
https://artsandscience.usask.ca/profile/RHenry#/profile
Terri Hansen-Gardiner, Knowledge Keeper in Residence
Terri is a proud Métis woman from Île-à-la-Crosse in northern Saskatchewan: "The peacefulness. Tranquility. This is the north." After many years working in government, and throughout her own journey with breast cancer, Terri became a voice for those navigating the healthcare system, particularly in the area of cancer care. Through her business, Nishtotamwin: The Act of Understanding, Terri draws on her lived experience as a cancer survivor to support Indigenous people struggling with cancer. She speaks to many groups of people throughout the province in Cree, Northern Michif, and English, helping to move care in our communities forward and in a good way.
Tara Erb, MA- Research Manager
Tara is of mixed Moose Cree First Nation from Moose Factory and French European ancestry and grew up in Toronto, Ontario. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at the University of Victoria (UVic) and a Master of Arts in Sociology (UVic), with a research focus on facilitating Indigenous cultural safety and anti-racism training. Tara is currently completing her PhD in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University with a research focus on Indigenous Cultural Safety in Research Environments/Structures, specifically distinctions-based ethics and ethical processes. Her research interests include: Indigenous health and wellness, Indigenous cultural safety, anti-Indigenous racism and social theory. Currently, Tara resides as a guest on the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEC peoples territory.
Tammy Popova, MA – Research & Administrative Coordinator
Tammy is an Indigenous woman from the Northeastern part of Russia. She has a Bachelor's in Commerce from Northeastern Federal University in her hometown Yakutsk, a Bachelor of Northern Studies from the University of Tromso (Norway), and a Masters in Northern Governance and Development from the University of Saskatchewan. Tammy handles daily administration and financial management for the SK-NEIHR.