The AJC is happy to announce that Noah MacDonald is the recipient of the Indigenous Research Grant!
Noah is an Anishinaabe PhD student and canon lawyer belonging to Michipicoten First Nation. Upon completing his Juris Canonici Licentiatus at Saint Paul University in 2020, he became the first Indigenous canon lawyer in Canada and continues to serve the Archdiocese of Toronto as an ecclesiastical judge. Since 2023, he has been pursuing a PhD in Theological Studies at Regis College (University of Toronto). His doctoral research aims to explore Anishinaabe Catholic expressions of faith and self-determination. He has recently published in the Journal of Ecumenical Studies on the topic of Jesuit-Anishinaabe relationality and in The Conversation on issues of reconciliation within Catholic school boards. He remains dedicated to advocating for the rights and agency of Indigenous Catholics through his work with the Our Lady of Guadeloupe Circle and the Anishinabe Spiritual Centre.