Dr. Pamela Palmater Ph.D

Dr. Pamela Palmater is a Mi'kmaw lawyer and a member of the Eel River Bar First Nation in northern New Brunswick. Dr. Palmater has been actively engaged in First Nation issues for over 30 years. Her research on laws, policies & practices that impact First Nations crosses over into related issues like human rights and women's safety, as well as the links between white supremacy, hate groups, and law enforcement. She is frequently called as an expert witness before Parliamentary and Senate committees, and participated in both the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls and the Mass Casualty Commission. Dr. Palmater is the Chair in Indigenous Governance at Toronto Metropolitan University.