Lana Ray is an Assistant Professor in Indigenous Learning.  She began her appointment as Lakehead University’s Indigenous Research Chair in Decolonial Futures in June 2021.  This position, the first of its kind at Lakehead, forwards the university’s vision to strengthen research that is grounded in Indigenous knowledges and culturally appropriate methodologies.  Dr. Ray, an Anishinaabe scholar from Opwaaganasiniing (Red Rock Indian Band), brings to this appointment over a decade of experience working with Indigenous peoples and communities to implement Indigenous community-based approaches to research.  She has been recognized internationally for her scholarship and has been a strong voice within Ontario for the advancement of Indigenous education.  “Universities must extend their role in reconciliation beyond truth seeking and public education to actively supporting processes of decolonization and Indigenous self-determination”.