Tamara Bernard (Shining Eagle Woman) is an award-winning Anishinaabekwe scholar, educator, and advocate from Gull Bay First Nation (Lake Nipigon)
She is a PhD candidate and instructor at Lakehead University, where her work focuses on Indigenous feminisms, violence against Indigenous women and girls, and healing.
For nearly two decades, Tamara has worked at the forefront of addressing Indigenous gender-based violence, including the intersecting issues of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), human trafficking, and intimate partner violence.
She has dedicated her life’s work to advancing Indigenous women’s rights to safety, healing, and equitable access to basic human needs. Tamara serves on Ontario’s Domestic Violence Death Review Committee and has led Indigenous death review report writing in other provinces in Canada.
She is the founder of Tamara Kwe and an advisor with Creative Fire, a national Indigenous consulting firm. She was a recent nominee for Canada’s Women Empowerment Awards in the Leadership Category.
Futurm article: https://futurumcareers.com/Tamara-Bernard-article.pdf
Bernard, Tamara. “(Re)Storying Indigenous Womanhood: Reclaiming Selfhood and Resisting Colonial Dismemberment.” Bodies Studies in Canada, edited by Valerie Zawilski, pp. 15-40. Link to Book – https://books.google.ca/books?id=4x45EAAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&ots=Yu3q1UuPOB&dq=Bernard%2C%20Tamara.%20%E2%80%9C(Re)Storying%20Indigenous%20Womanhood%3A%20Reclaiming%20Selfhood%20and%20Resisting%20Colonial%20Dismemberment.%E2%80%9D%20Bodies%20Studies%20in%20Canada%2C%20edited%20by%20Valerie%20Zawilski%2C%20pp.%2015-40.%20&lr&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
