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Heidi Bohaker is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Toronto, where she also serves as Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. Her work focuses on Indigenous-Crown relations, treaties, legal history, Anishinaabek histories, and digital history.
Her research interests include:
- Indigenous-Crown relations and treaty history
- Anishinaabek histories and governance systems
- Legal history of Indigenous peoples in Canada
- Digital humanities applications for Indigenous cultural heritage
- History of residential schools in Canada
Professor Bohaker is a Director of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History and co-founder and current co-director of GRASAC (the Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures). Her work explores how to best use new technologies in collaboration with Great Lakes First Nations to reconnect communities with aspects of their cultural heritage stored in museums and archives around the world.
Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on Indigenous governance, digital humanities applications for cultural heritage preservation, and early modern Indigenous histories in the Great Lakes region. These works reflect her interdisciplinary approach that bridges history, digital humanities, and Indigenous studies.
Scientific awards and recognition include:
- 2021 Best Book in Political History Prize from the Canadian Historical Association
- 2015 Partnership Development Grant from SSHRC
- Co-PI on a Canadian Foundation for Innovation Grant for "Recovery and Recuperation: Mobilizing the Next Generation of GRASAC"
Professor Bohaker actively supervises graduate students, with several current doctoral candidates researching Indigenous Toronto, Indigenous rights activism, and transnational Indigenous media. Her graduated students have gone on to postdoctoral fellowships, academic advising positions, and independent scholarship. She has also co-supervised students with Professor Allan Greer, with their work focusing on fur trade soundways and Christianization of Indigenous communities.
She is a practitioner of digital humanities, working closely with Indigenous communities through GRASAC to develop technologies that support cultural heritage reconnection and preservation.
