The next installment in the MSVU Research Office’s Black and Indigenous Speaker Series will feature Dr. Debbie Martin, Tier II Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples Health and Well-being, and Professor in the Department of Health Promotion, at Dalhousie University.
In her presentation titled “The Trouble with Indigenous Identity Policies and How They are Harming Indigenous Peoples”, Dr. Martin will explore some of the ways in which Indigenous Peoples, who are meant to be protected from the harm caused by those committing “Indigenous identity fraud”, are being targeted and erased by the very policies meant to protect them.
When: Thursday, January 22, 2026, from 12 to 1 p.m.
Where: This event is being held online, via MS Teams.
About Dr. Debbie Martin
Dr. Debbie Martin is NunatuKavut Inuk, raised in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, with many family connections to both Trinity Bay and St. Lewis, Labrador. Dr. Martin is a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples’ Health and Well-Being and Full Professor at Dalhousie University. She is currently the Nominated Principal Investigator of the Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network.
About the Black and Indigenous Speaker Series
Hosted by the MSVU Research Office, the Black and Indigenous Speaker Series highlights the scholarly work of Black and Indigenous scholars from across Turtle Island. The purpose of this series is to initiate important conversation by inviting Black and Indigenous scholars to share their knowledge, worldviews, and their contributions to their respective academic field.
MSVU is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq People.