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Research Analyst
Team: Indigenous Negotiations
MGA Global Affairs
Email: james.blair@firelight.ca
Location: Tiohtià:ke | Montréal | Territory of Kanien’kehá:ka Nation
Region: Quebec
James is proudly Mi’kmaw and was born and raised in Mi'kma'ki (Nova Scotia) within the Traditional District of Kespukwitk. He supports the Indigenous Negotiations Team at Firelight as a Research Analyst, and he is based in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal), the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation. James brings experience working with Indigenous communities from his time at the Kwilmu’kw Maw-Klusuaqn Negotiation Office as a Research Analyst, from his role as a Policy Analyst at the Government of Canada, and he has worked on projects supporting rural and Indigenous communities in Nepal. He holds a Master of Global Affairs from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University.