Susan (Sue) Bell Chiblow ndishnaakaus | Ogamauh annag indigoo

Susan (Sue) Bell Chiblow ndishnaakaus | Ogamauh annag indigooSusan (Sue) Bell Chiblow ndishnaakaus | Ogamauh annag indigooSusan (Sue) Bell Chiblow ndishnaakaus | Ogamauh annag indigoo




PhD., Vanier Scholar 

Assistant Professor

School of Environmental Sciences

University of Guelph

Susan (Sue) Bell Chiblow ndishnaakaus | Ogamauh annag indigoo

Susan (Sue) Bell Chiblow ndishnaakaus | Ogamauh annag indigooSusan (Sue) Bell Chiblow ndishnaakaus | Ogamauh annag indigooSusan (Sue) Bell Chiblow ndishnaakaus | Ogamauh annag indigoo




PhD., Vanier Scholar 

Assistant Professor

School of Environmental Sciences

University of Guelph

Areas of Specialization

Ndod-ne-aah-non chi kendaaswin (I am searching for knowledge)

 Anishinaabek women’s knowledge, G'giikendaaswinmin (our knowledge,) N'bi (water) knowledge, Indigenous  law, all our relatives (species at risk), the sky world Nokomis Giizis (grandmother  moon), bridging western science with Indigenous science 

About

Biography

Susan (Sue) Bell Chiblow is Anishinaabe kwe, born and raised in Garden River First Nation, Ontario. She has worked extensively with First Nation communities for the last 30 years in environmental related fields. Sue has a B.Sc. in Biology, M.Sc. in Environment and Management, and has her PhD in Environmental Science with a focus on N'bi Kendaaswin (Water Knowledge). 


She has worked with the Chiefs of Ontario as the Environmental Coordinator of the Environment Unit. Through her company, Ogamauh annag, Sue continues to work with First Nation communities and Elders as an Anishinaabe Advisor on environmental projects and policy analysis (i.e., watershed planning, source water protection, Anishinabek law development, policy development, facilitation, strategic planning, report writing, environmental assessments, documenting Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and environmental management planning). 


She was awarded the prestigious Vanier Canadian Graduate Scholarship in 2018. Sue has assisted in drafting international documents for the United Nations and the Special Rapporteurs on First Nation issues.

Publications
Multimedia
Awards

Publications

Refereed journal publications and book chapters


 Chiblow, S. (2023 In Press). Reconciling our relationships with the Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2023.02.007  


Chiblow. S. (forthcoming). Biodiversity versus interconnectedness and interrelatedness.  Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity.


Mussett, K. J., Chiblow S., McGregor, D., Whitlow, R., Lauzon, R., Almack K., Boucher, N., Duncan A.T., & Reid, A.J. (2022 In Press). Wise practices: Indigenous-settler relations in Laurentian Great Lakes fishery governance and water protection. Journal of Great Lakes Research 


Chiblow, S. (forthcoming). Indigenous Water Governance: Anishinaabek Naaknigewin (Law) Constructs the Role of Anishinaabek Kweok (Women) in N’bi (Water) Decision Making. Geoforum


Chiblow, S. (forthcoming). Relationships and responsibilities between Anishinaabek and Nokomis Giizis [Grandmother Moon] informs N’bi [Water] Governance. AlterNative


Menzies, A., Bowles, E., Gallant, M., Patterson, H., Kozmik, C., Chiblow, S., McGregor, D., Ford, A., Popp, J. (2022). “I see my culture starting to disappear”: Anishinaabe perspectives on the socioecological impacts of climate change and future research needs. Facets, Vol 7.   https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0066  


Chiblow, S. (2021).   An Anishinaabe Research Methodology that Utilizes Indigenous Intelligence as a Conceptual Framework Exploring Humanity’s Relationship to N’bi (Water). International Journal of Qualitative Methods 20, 1-14. 


Chiblow, S., & Jiménez Estrada, V. (2021). Returning the balance: Anishinaabe kweok (women) and land. In S. Federice, S. Draper, & L. Mason-Deese (Eds.), Femicide and global accumulation: Frontline struggles to resist the violence of patriarchy and capitalism.  Common Notions


Bowles, E., Henri, D., Provencher, J., Alexander, SM., Steel, J., Chelick, C., Taylor, J., Khan, J., Hartman Davies, O., McGregor, D., Chiblow, S., Kozmik, C., Cooke, S., Ford, AT., Popp, JN. (2021). Practices for weaving Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science for research and monitoring of biodiversity in Canada and shared international Indigenous territories. ICCB 2021, The Future is Now: Sustaining Biodiversity for Today and the Future.


Craft, A., McGregor, D., Seymour, R. & Chiblow, S. (2021). Decolonizing Anishinaabe nibi inaakonigewin and gikendaasowin research: Reinscribing Anishinaabe approaches to law and knowledge. In S. Xavier & J. Hewitt (Eds.), Decolonizing law: Strategies, tactics and methods collection. Routledge pp. 17-33.


Chiblow, S., & Meighan, P. J. (2021). Language is land, land is language: The importance of Indigenous languages. Human Geography. 00(0) 1-5.


Chiblow, S. (2020). An Indigenous research methodology that employs Anishinaabek Elders, language speakers and women’s knowledge for sustainable water governance. Water, 12, 3058. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12113058


Chiblow, S. (2020). Anishinabek women’s Nibi Giikendaaswin (water knowledge). Water, 11, 209. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11020209


Select recent conferences

Refereed/Panels Organized

1. [Panel] N’bi G’giikendaaswinmin, Water and Water Relatives: Shifting Seasons Summit: Sharing Adaptation and Resilience Knowledge Across Indigenous Communities. College of Menominee Nation: Sustainable Development Institute, April 20, 2021


2. [Panel] Anishinaabek G’giikendaaswinmin, Indigenous Studies Graduate Symposium, Michigan State University. April 16, 2021.


3. Anishinaabek. World Water Day, University of Waterloo. March 22, 2021.


4. [Panel] Anishinabek Rationality the Faculty of Environmental Studies, PhD Research Day, York University. February 25, 2020


5. [Panel] Decolonizing Anishinabek Inaakonigwin (law) and Gikendaaswin (knowledge) Research, Taking Care of Our Lands Symposium, Algoma University. May 9, 2019


Invited Presentations

1. IJC Indigenous Knowledge Gathering, International Joint Commission’s Indigenous Knowledge and Transboundary Waters Gathering. April 9, 2021


2. Keno Gego Naabadosin (Everything is Connected), 2021 Ontario Invasive Species Forum. February 22, 2021


3. [Panel] Decolonizing Water Knowledge, New College, University of Toronto. January 15, 2019


4. [Panel] The Role of Traditional Knowledge, Codifying Anishinabek Environmental Laws at Indigenous Lands and Resource Management Conference. Parry Sound, ON. March 28, 2019


5. Mississauga First Nation Fisheries, the COA – GLWQA; Ecosystem Health Gathering. September 10-12, 2018. Rama, ON

Multimedia

Chiblow, S. (2021). Meaningful Partnerships. Water First Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2021. https://waterfirst.ngo/about-us/quarterly-newsletter/spring-2021/


Shiva, V., Longboat Kahontakwas, D & Chiblow, S. Teaching Circle. July 14, 2020.

https://navdanyainternational.org/calendar/teaching-circle-with-vandana-shiva-diane-kahontakwas-longboat-and-sue-chiblow/

Chiblow, S. (2020). Earth Day. Indigenous Environmental Justice, York University. https://iejproject.info.yorku.ca/shkakmigkwe-giizhigad-earth-day/

Amanda Baldwin. (2020, Sept 21). Interview with Susan Chiblow [YouTube video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjIFa6u8YAM

Chiblow, S. (2019). APTN investigates: Poison on our land. https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/trappers-in-robinson-huron-treaty-area-want-aerial-herbicide-spraying-to-end/

Rachels News. (2018, Dec 1). My interview with Dr. Vandana Shiva and Sue Chiblow. Parliament of World Religions [YouTube video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB_xnMXvBEk

Chiblow, S. (2017). Interview: Voices from Maple Nation Indigenous Women's Climate Summit. https://vimeo.com/201279577

Chiblow, S. (2017). Lecture: Voices from Maple Nation Indigenous Women's Climate Summit. https://vimeo.com/201279577

Mandamin, J., Chiblow, S. Pellteir A. & Lynzii Taibossigai. (2016). Indigenous Environmental Justice Symposium: Water (Nibi) Justice & Law Panel. York University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UqJMf5tWoc

Awards

Michigan State University (MSU)

2020, July 1 - 2021, June 30 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship 


York University

2018 - 2021 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 

2017 - 2018 Charles Caccia Graduate Award in Sustainable Development 

2017 - 2018 Ontario Graduate Scholarship 


Lake Superior State University

1987-2000 Aboriginal Excellence Scholarship 


Other Funding

2017-2018 Ministry of the Attorney General, Indigenous Justice Division 

2016-2017 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 

2017-2018 Environment Canada 

2013-2020 CORDA (compiled for Elders) 

2012-2018 Proposals compiled for First Nation Communities 

2003-2011 Chiefs of Ontario proposals 

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Susan (Sue) Chiblow

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Garden River First Nation, Ontario

Email: schiblow@uoguelph.ca

Phone: 705-975-1604

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