Michaela McGuire (Jaad Gudgihljiwah) is a Vanier scholar and PhD Candidate in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. She is a citizen of the Haida Nation. Her research interests include state crime and injustice, Haida justice, racism against Indigenous peoples, decolonization, resurgence, Haida identity, Indigenous rights and self-determination, Indigenous women and corrections. Michaela lives and works in her home community of Skidegate, Haida Gwaii with her husband and dog.