Shady Hafez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University, specializing in Indigenous politics and governance, and serves as an Associate with the Yellowhead Institute. An Anishinabe (Algonquin) and Syrian scholar, he is a registered member of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg and is currently completing a PhD in Sociology at the University of Toronto. Before entering academia, he spent over 15 years supporting Indigenous organizations and governments, and is dedicated to the advancement of Indigenous liberation and self-determination.