Dr. Paul L. Gareau is Métis, born and raised in the Batoche Homeland in Saskatchewan. He is an associate professor and associate dean (graduate studies) in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. His research and scholarship focus on Métis Studies and Religious Studies; religion and relationality; Indigenous onto-epistemologies; nationhood/peoplehood relations; race, gender, and marginalization; and theatre-based, community-led research.