Chantal Fiola

Chantal Fiola is Michif (Red River Métis) with family from St. Laurent and Ste. Anne, MB and is a registered citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation. Dr Fiola is Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Engagement at the University of Winnipeg, where she is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban and Inner-City Studies. She is the award-winning author of two books, including, Returning to Ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis Communities. Currently, with funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Manitoba Research Alliance, she is Project Director on a three-year research study titled, “Expressions of Métis Spirituality and Religion Across the Homeland.” She is part of the Circle of Editors for Pawaatamihk: Journal of Métis Thinkers, and a founding member of the Two-Spirit Michif Local (MMF). Chantal lives in Winnipeg with her wife and their daughter.