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is a Mi’kmaw (L’nu) scholar and a member of Lennox Island First Nation. Raised on the East River in the Eskikewa’kik district of Mi’kma’ki, Margaret earned a PhD in Theology from the University of Toronto in 2009 and conducted her postdoctoral training at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Margaret now works as an Associate Professor at Dalhousie University, where she holds the Tier II Canada Research Chair in Reconciliation, Gender, and Identity. Her program of research examines how culture and identity support wellbeing. Within the Transforming Climate Action research program, Margaret serves on the Research Advisory Council and co-leads cluster 3.4, on Climate Justice, Values and Vulnerabilities.