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Dr. Renee Linklater


Dr. Renee Linklater, Renee Linklater, PhD is a member of Rainy River First Nations in Northwestern Ontario. She has over 25 years of experience working with Indigenous healing agencies and First Nation communities. Renee has worked across the health and education sectors as a frontline worker, program evaluator, curriculum developer, educator/trainer, and researcher. She is an international speaker on trauma and healing and is the author of Decolonizing trauma work: Indigenous stories and strategies and editor of Connected in Creation: A Collection of Lived Experience through Cultural Expression. Renee is the Senior Director of Shkaabe Makwa – Centre for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and is actively involved in several system level initiatives across the province.

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

Social Science & Medicine, 2025

They’re not just fire pits, they’re Sacred Fires: Traditional healing spaces

Ambtman-Smith, V. N., Linklater, R., & Richmond, C. A. M.

International Journal of Indigenous Health, 2024

Sparks of Light, Sparks of Life: Indigenous Knowledge Sharing

Ansloos, J., Peltier, S., Restoule, B., & Linklater, R.

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications & Reports

Social Science & Medicine, 2025

They’re not just fire pits, they’re Sacred Fires: Traditional healing spaces

Ambtman-Smith, V. N., Linklater, R., & Richmond, C. A. M.

International Journal of Indigenous Health, 2024

Sparks of Light, Sparks of Life: Indigenous Knowledge Sharing

Ansloos, J., Peltier, S., Restoule, B., & Linklater, R.

Invited Lectures & Presentations

Social Science & Medicine, 2025

They’re not just fire pits, they’re Sacred Fires: Traditional healing spaces

Ambtman-Smith, V. N., Linklater, R., & Richmond, C. A. M.

International Journal of Indigenous Health, 2024

Sparks of Light, Sparks of Life: Indigenous Knowledge Sharing

Ansloos, J., Peltier, S., Restoule, B., & Linklater, R.

Books

Social Science & Medicine, 2025

They’re not just fire pits, they’re Sacred Fires: Traditional healing spaces

Ambtman-Smith, V. N., Linklater, R., & Richmond, C. A. M.

International Journal of Indigenous Health, 2024

Sparks of Light, Sparks of Life: Indigenous Knowledge Sharing

Ansloos, J., Peltier, S., Restoule, B., & Linklater, R.

Media

Social Science & Medicine, 2025

They’re not just fire pits, they’re Sacred Fires: Traditional healing spaces

Ambtman-Smith, V. N., Linklater, R., & Richmond, C. A. M.

International Journal of Indigenous Health, 2024

Sparks of Light, Sparks of Life: Indigenous Knowledge Sharing

Ansloos, J., Peltier, S., Restoule, B., & Linklater, R.