Tracy Underwood

Tracy Underwood is a W̱SÁNEĆ Matriarch, PhD Candidate, and Assistant Teaching Professor in Indigenous Studies at the University of Victoria. She holds Matriarchal duties focused on protecting children, land, language, and culture of her people. Her work centers land-based learning, history, and ethics, addressing issues of land dispossession and colonial impacts.

• Education: MA (UVic), PhD Candidate (UVic)

Her research explores the Doctrine of Discovery, cultural genocide, and the daily realities of land occupancy for her family. She developed the JÁEȽNOṈET framework, a workshop emphasizing reciprocal relationships and living on Indigenous land. Tracy critiques reconciliation through her lens of 'RECONSTRUCTION,' advocating for accountability and systemic change.

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Her work is deeply connected to W̱SÁNEĆ and Lekwungen ancestral territories, emphasizing community resilience and decolonial practices.