2003 Trudeau Scholar

sophie.theriault@trudeaufoundation.net

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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

"My experience as a Trudeau Scholar made a tremendous contribution to my doctoral research and university career. First of all, the Foundation gave me the opportunity to meet passionate researchers with an incredible store of experience and knowledge acquired through the lens of a wide variety of social science disciplines. Through the lasting relationships we established, I had the privilege of discussing my research with other members of the Trudeau Foundation and I encountered perspectives that were completely novel from the point of view of my own discipline. This opened the door for me to knowledge developed in the language of disciplines that rarely penetrate the walls of faculties of law. The funding I received through the Trudeau Foundation also allowed me to make research trips to aboriginal communities in Alaska. These journeys helped me discover the realities of the communities that live in the Arctic regions and expanded my doctoral research on the relationship between territorial rights and food security for the Inuit. The support of the Trudeau Foundation was also indispensable for my prolonged stays at the University of Washington in Seattle and at the University of Victoria, which greatly helped my entry to the vast research networks in Canada and the United States."

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People and their Natural Environment »