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Gidigaa Migizi
Doug Williams (Gidigaa Migizi) is Anishinaabe and former Chief of Mississauga's Curve Lake First Nation. He is currently Co Director and Graduate Faculty for the Indigenous Studies...view moreDoug Williams (Gidigaa Migizi) is Anishinaabe and former Chief of Mississauga's Curve Lake First Nation. He is currently Co Director and Graduate Faculty for the Indigenous Studies Ph.D. Program at Trent University and oversees the cultural and spiritual component of the program. He is a member of the Pike Clan, and was one of the first graduates of what is now called Indigenous Studies at Trent University in 1972. He is a Pipe Carrier, Sweat Lodge Keeper, and ceremony leader. He is a language speaker and considers himself a trapper, a hunter and a fisher. Beyond his work in the academy, he is active at the community level and works to ensure that Indigenous Knowledge is maintained within the community.view less