Dr. Julie Tomiak

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Julie Tomiak is an interdisciplinary researcher of mixed Anishinaabe and European descent who focuses on the political economy of Indigenous-settler relations. Her research interests include Indigenous resurgence and reclamation in urban environments and the historical and contemporary implications of colonial capitalist dispossession on Indigenous communities. Julie's work has contributed to projects that map the impacts of historical timber extraction in the Dumoine watershed and highlight models of valuation that reflect Indigenous perspectives. As a co-editor, she has worked on collections that critically engage with Indigenous and settler colonial urbanisms.

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