Meet the Lab

💬 Sabrina Lamanna (Ktaqmkukewa’j Mi’kmaw, Italian, Irish) is a Doctoral Candidate in Law and Society with a graduate certificate in Indigenous Nationhood at the University of Victoria. She grew up in Clarington ON, situated on Mississauga, Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Wendake-Nionwentsïo territory. Sabrina currently lives in her Mi’kmaw homelands of Elmastukwek where she is completing her doctoral research, which involves community-centred Mi’kmaw law revitalization through story workshops. She has a background in Indigenous research, justice, policy, and advocacy work, specifically in the areas of decolonization, reconciliation, feminism, gender-based violence, and the criminal justice system. You can find her on the beach or bird watching!

💬 Kaitlin Rizarri (Filipina and mixed Ktaqmkukewa'j Mi'kmaw) is a doctoral student in Social Justice Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto. She grew up in Caledon, situated on Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee territory, and is now a community farmer based in Tkaronto. Her research thinks about the future of urban farming in relation to land, water, and seeds in urban spaces.

💬 Jordan Lawrence (Ktaqmkukewa'j l'nuey of mixed ancestry) is a MAEP student at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. His research interests orbit around small-scale agricultural development policies and the impacts of resource extraction projects on l'nu'k in Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland). He has a background in Political Science and Public Policy, and has experience working for community-based non-profits as both an organizer and advocate.

💬 I am a Mi'kmaw woman from Newfoundland (Ktaqmkuk). I grew up in the Central region of Newfoundland, and have ancestral ties to Conne River (Miawpukek). I am a fourth year student of Memorial Universities School of Science and the Environment, completing a Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability with a focus on Natural Resource Management and Environmental Biology. I have a keen interest in all things natural and highly value community engagement and connection.

💬 I am a Mi'kmaq woman who comes from Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland) with direct family tie to Flat Bay. I am a registered nurse and focus my community based work on Indigenous people, health and rights.