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Natasha Stirrett is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Criminology and Criminal Justice, Queen's University. Her interdisciplinary work focuses on Indigenous-state relations, criminalization, and grassroots justice initiatives. She is Plains Cree and a member of Ermineskin Cree Nation, with roots in the Haudenosaunee traditional territory.
- Education: PhD (Cultural Studies), MA (Gender Studies), BA (Sociology) from Queen's University; Advanced Diploma (Behavioural Science Technology) from St. Lawrence College.
Her research employs ethnography and archival methods to address systemic harms, with a community-grounded approach. Key areas include Indigenous cultural resurgence, missing and murdered Indigenous women, and environmental justice. She actively participates in social movements like Mutual Aid Katarowki-Kingston and Revolution of the Heart.
Current projects include a SSHRC-funded initiative mapping the Sixties Scoop diaspora's experiences with criminalization, collaborating with Survivors' networks to build public education and GIS mapping tools.
- Teaching: CRCJ 2200 & CRCJ 3200 (Indigeneity, Coloniality and Crime).
Her advocacy spans Take Back the Night events, International Women’s Day talks, and academic conferences. She emphasizes bridging research with community action for systemic transformation.
