Kim Anderson (professor)


Kim Anderson is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph, and is affiliated with the Department of Family Relations and Human Development in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences. Anderson is an Indigenous scholar with a research focus on Indigenous mothering, Indigenous feminism, Indigenous masculinities, and Indigenous knowledge in urban settings. She holds the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Relationships, and leads a research team exploring the Indigenous concept of “all my relations" - an Indigenous expression of gratitude and connection - and how these relationships are developed and maintained among urban Indigenous populations. She received her PhD in History from the University of Guelph in 2010, where her doctoral work focused on the role of Anishinaabek life stage teachings among northern Algonquin women as a site for Indigenous peoples to decolonise and construct healthier futures.