Dr. Karine Duhamel is Anishinaabe-Métis and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University, a Bachelor of Education from Lakehead University and a Masters Degree and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Manitoba. Dr. Duhamel was formerly Adjunct Professor at the University of Winnipeg where she developed and taught courses on the history and legacy of residential schools and Director of Research for Jerch Law Corporation, conducting research related to a number of cases related to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

Most recently, Dr. Duhamel was Director of Research for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, drafting the Final Report, as well as managing the Forensic Document Review Project and the Legacy Archive. She is now an independent historian, consultant and curator working with groups across the country to foster awareness of Indigenous histories and contemporary issues.

Dr. Duhamel is a member of the Board of Directors for the International Council of Museums, a board member for the Facing History Board of Scholars, a Speaker for the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba and Co-Chair of the Expert Group on Indigenous Matters for the International Council of Archives.

Dr. Duhamel is the Chair of the Data Sub-Working Group of MMIWG National Action Plan Core. She now works full time as Manager and Advisor for the MMIWG Secretariat.

To view the the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, click here: https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/