Dr. Candace Brunette‑Debassige is a Mushkego‑ininew Cree scholar with Cree and French settler ancestry and is a member of the Mushkegowuk Cree Nation in Treaty 9 Territory, Ontario, Canada, and she is registered with Fort Albany First Nation (Peetabeck). She is Assistant Professor in the School of Indigenous Relations and Coordinator for the Masters Indigenous Relations Program at Laurentian University.
Career Brunette-Debassige was a professor at the University of Western Ontario, having also served as Acting Vice Provost / Associate Vice President of the Indigenous Initiative, Special Advisor to the Provost (Indigenous), and Director of Indigenous Services at Western University. She was also a leader for the development of Western’s first Indigenous Strategic Plan.
Brunette‑Debassige received a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Educational Policy and Leadership from the University of Western Ontario (2021), a Master of Arts in Aboriginal Education and Community Development from the University of Toronto (2010), and a Bachelor of Arts in Aboriginal Studies and Equity Studies from theUniversity of Toronto (2008).
Awards and honours She was awarded the Peace Award for Truth and Reconciliation from Atlôhsa Family Services (2019), and an international Peace and Reconciliation Award from the Association of Commonwealth Universities (2021).
In 2025, she received the Canada Prizes award for her book, Tricky Grounds.
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