Details of the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls are expected to be released this morning. The following experts are available to comment on topics related to the inquiry.
Sarah Hunt
Assistant Professor, First Nations and Indigenous Studies program
Email: sarah.hunt@ubc.ca
- Violence and resistance in settler colonialism
- Law and justice responses to violence
- Community-led anti-violence strategies
Shelly Johnson
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
Email: shelly.johnson@ubc.ca
Cell: 778.220.3546
- Indigenous women in leadership
- Indigenous women and intimate partner violence
- Indigenous children and families
- Indigenous child welfare
- Indigenous restorative justice
Adam Jones
Professor, Irving K. Barber School of Arts & Sciences, UBC Okanagan
Email: adam.jones@ubc.ca
Cell: 250.863.0616
- Gender equality and inclusiveness
- Men and masculinities
- Genocide and crimes against humanity
NOTE: Travelling and available intermittently by email only on Wednesday, August 3, however, available by phone Aug 6-17.
Deena Rymhs
Associate Professor, Department of English
Email: deena.rymhs@ubc.ca
- Violence against indigenous women
- Indigenous resurgence through political movements and cultural expression (literature and visual art)
- Educating against settler colonial ignorance of indigenous issues