The Chair’s Work
This section brings together the various forms of intellectual, scholarly, and creative work produced by members of the chair.
It features publications, articles, reports, artistic creations, media appearances, and a range of other resources.

Knowledge
Searching.
Developing knowledge grounded in the realities, memories, and aspirations of First Peoples through critical, collaborative, and engaged research.

Engagement
Serving First Peoples.
Putting the chair’s knowledge, tools, and resources at the service of communities, families, and First Peoples-led initiatives.

Transmission
Teaching
Sharing, transmitting, and circulating knowledge through learning spaces that foster dialogue, reflection, and the transformation of practices.
Writing and Publishing
Books, book chapters, articles, reports, and texts intended for the general public are featured here. These works highlight the contributions of chair members to research, critical reflection, and the circulation of knowledge.

2020
Thou Shalt Forget
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Major impact: >4 000 downloads, 235 bibliothèques.
Book

2018
Nipimanitu
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
International impact : Award-winning, widely distributed.
Book

2026
Faire vivre les récits de la Guerre du Saumon
Ross-Tremblay, P. et Burelle, J.
Book chapter

2024
La responsabilité d’une métamorphose
Ross-Tremblay, P. et Giroux, D.
Book chapter

2022
La transition constitutionnelle ou sortir du régime de l’effacement des Premiers Peuples
Ross-Tremblay, P. et Néméh Nombré, P.
Book chapter

2022
Le génocide colonial des Premiers Peuples au Canada
Hamidi, N. et Ross Tremblay, P.
Book chapter

2019
Pluralisme réel ou simulé ?
Ross-Tremblay, P. et Hamidi, N.
Book chapter

2018
Du génocide culturel à la revalidation.
Ross-Tremblay, P. et Hamidi, N.
Contribution majeure dans un projet national sur les cultures juridiques autochtones.
Technical report

2026
Les héritiers d’Ushashûmek ou le théâtre comme frayère
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Jeu, revue de théâtre
Journal article

2024
Esquisse du phénomène de l’auto-autochtonisation au Québec : regards croisés sur une mutation coloniale
Darryl Leroux, Nawel Hamidi et Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Revue d’études autochtones
Journal article

2021
« Nous ne cèderons pas »
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Les cahiers du CIÉRA
Journal article

2018
Premiers Peuples : cartographie d’une libération.
Hamidi, N., & Leroux, D.
Liberté
Journal article

2019
Cachez ce colonialisme que nous ne saurions voir.
Ross Tremblay, P. and Hamidi, N.
Liberté
Review

2020
Les souliers du polichinelle.
Hamidi, N., & Ross Tremblay, P.
La Presse
Journal article

2020
The hidden part of Canada and British Columbia’s MOU with the Wet’suwet’en
Hamidi, N., Samson, C. & Ross-Tremblay, P.
Rabble
Journal article

2019
Honorer ou trahir.
Hamidi, N., & Ross Tremblay, P.
Le Devoir
Journal article

2018
L’épreuve de la vérité : le Canada, les Premiers Peuples et l’esprit de 1867
Ross-Tremblay, P. et Hamidi, N.
Liberté
Publication for a general audience

2018
Pam Palmater : portrait d’une militante mi’kmaw
Hamidi, N. et Ross-Tremblay, P.
Liberté
Publication for a general audience

2018
Manifeste des Premiers Peuples
Collectif Ishpitenimatau Tshikuainu Assi.
Liberté
Publication for a general audience
Creating and Sharing
Creative and research-creation works take various forms here, including theatre, film, poetry, podcasts, and performances. They open up sensory, narrative, and artistic spaces for sharing knowledge in different ways.

2026
Souveraineté(s) ancestrale(s)
Albert Lalonde et Laura Fontaine
Movie

2018
Les héritiers d’Ushashumek
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay, Julie Burelle et Ondinnok
Centre National des Arts
Theatre

2019
Musique et poésie: Nipimanitu
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Poetry recitations, song performances, and sung poetry.
Music and poetry

2026
Dialogues et guérisons
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Poetry readings in French and Spanish, based on translations and adaptations by Círculo de Poesía.
Performance

2019
Performances autour du lancement de Nipimanitu
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Performance, song and poetry

2026
« Dites-leur que nous n’avons jamais lâché »
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay (Producer)
Podcast

2026
« Parole du Nouvel Ontario »
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay (Co-producer)
Podcast
Presentations and Conferences
Conferences, presentations, scholarly talks, and public engagements reflect the chair members’ involvement in academic, community, and international spaces for reflection and dialogue.

2025
Lettre à un(e) jeune chercheur(e)
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Forum international étudiant — Décoloniser l’Université.
Keynote

2025
Sortie de résidence de Pierrot Ross-Tremblay et Julie Burelle
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay et Julie Burelle
Les Zones Théâtrales, Centre National des Arts.
Presentation

2024 – 2026
Reconciliation, Certainty and Extinguishment of Innu Ancestral Sovereignties in Modern Treaties
Nawel Hamidi & Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
SSHRC partnership development project: Indigenous Peoples, Territory, and the Comprehensive Land Claims Process working group – McGill/Queen’s.
Scientific communication

2022
Academic Colonialism and Obstacles to First Peoples’ Self-Determination
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Conference on Indigenous Governance and Self-Determination
Keynote

2022
Heirs of Oblivion: Colonial Amnesia and Indigenous Sovereignty
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Séminaire de recherche.
Scientific communication

2021
Premiers Peuples : repenser l’équité (EDI)
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
National Forum on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Keynote

2021
La mémoire culturelle innue à l’âge digital
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
International Seminar on Indigenous Cultural Memory
Keynote

2020
Les savoirs des Premiers Peuples et les obstacles à leur réception
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue.
Keynote
Media Outreach
Media appearances, interviews, radio and television programs, and contributions to public discourse extend the chair’s work beyond academia and contribute to contemporary social debates.

2018 – Présent
Diffusions Radio-Canada
Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
Radio

2021
Le destin croisé des autochtones et francophones
Interview with L’eau vive
Interview

2021
Tradition orale autochtone aujourd’hui
Interview with Radio-Canada / ICI Alberta
Interview

2021
Affronter un colonialisme ancré dans la société
Interview with La Rotonde
Interview

2021
Nouvelle CRC autochtone à l’Université d’Ottawa
Interview with L’Express
Interview

2020
Si on perd nos aînés..
Interview with Radio-Canada
Interview

2020
Self Indigenization
Interview with University Affairs
Interview

2020
Pourquoi la méfiance perdure ?
Interview with ICI Ontario
Interview

2020
Pensionnats : rôle des francophones
Interview with APF Express Toronto
Interview
Archiving and Making Knowledge Accessible
This category brings together digital resources, platforms, archives, and knowledge-sharing tools developed or supported by the chair. It highlights the importance of preserving, organizing, and making accessible the knowledge, memories, and works connected to First Peoples.
2026
Confluences Premiers Peuples
Research chair
Digital platform / meta-archive

