Chantal Fiola
Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Engagement
Department:
Urban and Inner-City Studies
Fields:
- Aboriginal Issues
- Diversity
- Equity
- Ethics
- First Nations
- Gender and Women's Studies
- History
- Indigenous Issues
- Religion
- Social Issues
Areas of Expertise:
- Colonization and Decolonization
- Indigenous Community-Centred Methodologies
- Indigenous Genders, Sexualities, and Feminisms
- Indigenous Resurgence and Sovereignty
- Métis (And Selected First Nation) Identity, Culture, Spirituality, History, and Urbanity
Languages Spoken:
- English
Available To:
- Appear as a public speaker
- Discuss research with industry, government, and others
About:
Chantal Fiola is Michif (Red River Métis) with family from St. Laurent, Ste Geneviève, and Ste. Anne, MB and is a registered citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation. Dr Fiola is Associate Vice-President Indigenous Engagement at the University of Winnipeg, where she maintains an appointment as Associate Professor in the Department of Urban and Inner-City Studies, and was the Distinguished Indigenous Scholar’s Chair from 2021 to 2024. She is an award-winning author, including for her second book, Returning to Ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis Communities. Currently, she is Project Director on a three-year SSHRC study titled, “Expressions of Métis Spirituality and Religion Across the Homeland.” Dr Fiola is part of the Circle of Editors for Pawaatamihk [Pah-WAH-tah-mik]: Journal of Métis Thinkers, served as a board member for Two-Spirit Manitoba from 2018-2025, and is a founding member of the Two-Spirit Michif Local (of the MMF).
Media and Research Expert