Dr. Tricia Logan, a Métis scholar with more than 18 years of experience working with Indigenous communities in Canada, joined the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre in January 2019.
Dr. Logan has held roles at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and the Legacy of Hope Foundation.
She has a Master of Arts in Native Studies from the University of Manitoba, and completed her PhD in History at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her PhD is entitled Indian Residential Schools, Settler Colonialism and Their Narratives in Canadian History.
As the new Assistant Director of Research and Engagement, Dr. Logan will be responsible for developing a broader research agenda for the Centre and developing partnerships with communities, individuals and Survivors.
“Work with residential school Survivors and with the histories of residential schools has always been closely tied to my studies, my life and my research. Stories Survivors have shared with me have consistently guided my work and I look forward to carrying on that work here at the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre,” says Dr. Logan.
Dr. Logan is also cross-appointed to UBC iSchool for a 25% capacity beginning July 1, where she will be teaching courses on Indigenous issues as they relate to libraries, archives and museums. In the upcoming academic year she will be teaching LIBR 564, Information Practice and Protocol in Support of Indigenous Initiatives.
Originally from Kakabeka Falls, Ontario, Dr. Logan has worked with Survivors of residential schools, completed research on the Métis experience in residential schools, and worked with Métis communities on a Michif language revitalization project.
Welcome, Dr. Logan!