Pronouns: they/she
Home University: University of Waterloo
Email: savannah.sloat@uwaterloo.ca
LinkedIn: savannah-sloat/
Research Fields: Indigenous, Visual and Material Culture
Supervisor: Talena Atfield
As a member of the Tuscarora Nation and Six Nations of the Grand River, Savannah brings a unique and personal perspective to her research, focusing on the ways in which Indigenous material culture and historical narratives intersect and shape understandings of identity and heritage.
Her doctoral research delves into the role of traditional objects in the preservation and transmission of Haudenosaunee cultural knowledge and the impact of colonial encounters on Haudenosaunee material culture and community memory.
In addition to her research, Savannah currently works as the Manager, Science Indigenous Initiatives in the Faculty of Science at the University of Waterloo.