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.



