Margaret Robinson (activist and scholar) facts for kids

Margaret Robinson (born 1973) is a Canadian Mi’kmaw feminist scholar and activist. She is currently an associate professor at Dalhousie University.

Biography

Robinson received a M.A. in Theology in 2001 and a Ph.D in Theology in 2009, both from the University of Toronto. She was a past co-chair of the Dyke March, project coordinator of the Risk & Resilience project. She is a vegan, presents at conferences and community events on Indigenous veganism, and has written on the topic of veganism and Mi'kmaw stories.

Career

From 2014 to 2016 Robinson was the Researcher in Residence in Indigenous Health at the Ontario HIV Treatment Network in Toronto. Robinson has received numerous fellowships and major grants, including a 2015 Canada Council for the Arts grant for Aboriginal Writing used towards a residency at the Banff Centre. In 2017, Robinson was appointed vice-chair of the Canadian Institute of Health Research's Indigenous Health Advisory Board.