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University of Victoria

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5.05/4/2026

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Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark, a Turtle Mountain Ojibwe scholar, is an Associate Professor in the School of Indigenous Governance and a faculty member in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria. She serves as Director of the Centre for Indigenous Research and Community-Led Engagement. Stark received her PhD in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, in 2008, and her BA in American Indian Studies from the same institution. Her research centers on Indigenous law and governance, Indigenous politics in the United States and Canada, and Anishinaabe treaty-making relations with the United States and Canada. She conducts collaborative work with Indigenous communities to advance the resurgence of Anishinaabe political structures and institutions shaped by Anishinaabe philosophies, values, and teachings. Stark has secured various SSHRC grants supporting projects on Anishinaabe law and governance, community-engaged research practices, and Indigenous jurisdiction and infrastructure in the context of extractive industry projects.