Karine Duhamel is Anishinaabe-Métis and a member of Red Rock First Nation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University, a Bachelor of Education from Lakehead University and a master’s degree and PhD in History from the University of Manitoba. Dr. Duhamel was formerly Adjunct Professor at the University of Winnipeg and Director of Research for Jerch Law Corporation. From 2016 to 2018, she also served as Curator at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. More recently, Dr. Duhamel served as Director of Research for the historic National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, drafting the Final Report as well as managing its Forensic Document Review Project and Legacy Archive. Dr. Duhamel is now a full-time public servant working to implement the National Inquiry's Calls for Justice, as well as a consultant working with organizations across the country to develop new approaches to research that embrace Indigenous ways of knowing.  She is also an active member of several boards and committees including the Canadian Historical Association, the International Council of Museums, and the International Council on Archives. Dr. Duhamel is a frequently requested Speaker for the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba.