Colin Samson

Professor Colin Samson researches indigenous rights and colonialism at the University of Essex, with extensive fieldwork among Innu communities. His scholarship critically examines settler colonialism, land dispossession, and cultural survival strategies.

Educational background includes a PhD from UC Berkeley and degrees from University of Arizona and LSE. Current projects analyze hydroelectric impacts on indigenous lands and decolonizing human rights frameworks through global comparative perspectives.

Publications consistently address colonial continuities in land claims processes and indigenous sovereignty, with recent emphasis on environmental justice and educational inequality. Supervised 22 doctoral students in sociology, human rights, and indigenous studies.

Research funded by British Academy explores forced relocations and indigenous wellbeing. Holds visiting positions at University of Wyoming and collaborates with indigenous communities across North America.