Portrait of Karine Duhamel

Director, Indigenous Strategy

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Karine Duhamel

  • 2026
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Karine Duhamel is Director of Indigenous Strategy at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, where she leads initiatives to strengthen Canada's research ecosystem in support of Indigenous research. Former Director of Research for Canada's historic National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, her practice centres Indigenous self-determination, decolonisation, human rights, and research governance. She has published widely and works in partnership with Indigenous communities, organisations, and knowledge holders.