Brock Pitawanakwat

@BrockStarPHD Brock Pitawanakwat (Anishinaabe, Whitefish River First Nation) is an Associate Professor in Indigenous Studies at York University. Brock’s current research interests intersect with language revitalization and Indigenous concepts of health and wellness. In 2013 he completed a three-year interchange as a Senior Researcher with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. He has also held faculty positions at the University of Winnipeg (Manitoba) and First Nations University of Canada (Saskatchewan). In 2009, Brock completed his PhD at the University of Victoria with a dissertation on Anishinaabe language revitalization. Brock is also a Research Fellow with the Yellowhead Institute.

Liberal Red, Conservative Blue, or Something New? A First Nation Voter’s Guide to the 2021 Federal Election

By Brock Pitawanakwat / September 16, 2021 February 22, 2022

As the Canadian federal election approaches, Brock Pitawanakwat offers a comparison of party platforms and analysis of commitments being made to communities in the 2021 Canadian federal election.

The Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement: A Pre-Ratification Review

By Brock Pitawanakwat / May 17, 2019 May 23, 2022

Before year’s end, Canada and the Anishinabek Nation are seeking to conclude almost 25 years of negotiations for a self-government agreement. But does the self-government agreement really deliver on the promised return to nationhood? This Brief considers the content of the draft agreement and whether it provides real alternatives to the Indian Act and self-government policy.

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Based in the Faculty of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University.