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Deborah McGregor
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Birch Island, Ontario, Canada
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| Nationality | Whitefish River First Nation, Canadian |
| Education | BSc., University of Toronto MES, York University PhD., 2000, Forestry, University of Toronto |
| Spouse(s) | Steve |
| Children | 2 |
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| Institutions | University of Toronto Osgoode Hall Law School |
| Thesis | From exclusion to co-existence: aboriginal participation in Ontario forest management planning. (2000) |
Deborah B. McGregor is a respected Canadian expert in environmental studies. She is an Anishinaabe person, which is a group of Indigenous peoples in North America. She works as a professor and holds a special research position called a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice at Osgoode Hall Law School. In 2023, she was also chosen for another important research role, a Canada Excellence Research Chair, at the University of Calgary.
Early Life and Education
Deborah McGregor is an Ojibway person from the Whitefish River First Nation. She was born in Birch Island, Ontario, and her mother is Elder Marion McGregor. Deborah studied hard and earned her PhD in Forestry from the University of Toronto.
Career and Research
After finishing her PhD, Deborah McGregor became a professor at the University of Toronto. She taught about Aboriginal Studies and Geography. She also worked as a Senior Policy Advisor for Environment Canada.
In 2015, she became a full-time professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. The next year, she continued her important work as a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice. This role lets her focus on understanding how Indigenous peoples view and work towards environmental justice. This means looking at the connection between people and the environment as one whole.
Deborah McGregor's research explores Indigenous knowledge systems. These are traditional ways of understanding the world, passed down through generations. She studies how this knowledge can help with:
- Managing water and the environment.
- Achieving fairness in environmental issues.
- Making good decisions about forests.
- Developing communities in a way that is good for the planet and people.
She has also written and edited several books. These books share ideas about Indigenous research methods and how Indigenous knowledge can help solve environmental problems. For example, she co-edited "Indigenous Research: Theories, Practices, and Relationships" in 2018. This book looks at how research can be done in ways that respect Indigenous worldviews.
Deborah McGregor has also advised important groups like the Assembly of First Nations on climate change. She attends gatherings where Elders and youth discuss how to reconnect with Mother Earth.
Personal Life
Deborah McGregor is married to Steve, and they have two sons.
Books
- Indigenous Research: Theories, Practices, and Relationships (Canadian Scholars' Press, 2018).
- Indigenous Peoples and Autonomy: Insights for a Global Change (UBC Press, 2011).
