Read her new book online through the Laurentian University Library:
Tricky Grounds: Indigenous Women's Experiences in Canadian University Administration
Laurentian University is celebrating a proud moment in its academic community as Dr. Candace Brunette-Debassige, Assistant Professor, School of Indigenous Relations, receives national recognition for her powerful debut book.
Brunette-Debassige, a Mushkego-Ininew Cree woman with Cree and French settler lineage born and raised in Cochrane (ON), has been awarded one of the 2025 Canada Prizes by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS). Her book, Tricky Grounds: Indigenous Women's Experiences in Canadian University Administration, was selected as the best scholarly book of the year by a first-time author, an honour that places her among five distinguished Canadian authors recognized this year.
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