天美mv天美

天美mv天美 Beedie School of Business professor Dr. Dara Kelly-Roy has been recognized as part of the Government of Canada鈥檚 recent $690 million investment to advance research excellence across the country.

Announced on October 22, 2025 by the Honourable M茅lanie Joly, Minister of Industry, the investment supports more than 250 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) across disciplines鈥攃elebrating researchers whose work is shaping knowledge, innovation, and social impact in Canada and beyond.

As the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Economic Wellbeing and Freedom, Dr. Kelly-Roy and her research team are exploring the idea of Indigenous economic well-being and economic freedom as expressions of wholeness, sovereignty, and self-determination. Working collaboratively with Indigenous scholars around the world, they are co-creating and co-designing Indigenous economies and the institutions needed to sustain them.

A member of the Leq鈥櫭�:mel First Nation, part of the St贸:l艒 Coast Salish, Dr. Kelly-Roy is an associate professor of business and society at 天美mv天美 Beedie. Her research examines Indigenous economies, governance, and value systems, exploring how ancestral Indigenous economic principles鈥攇rounded in relationships, reciprocity, and community well-being鈥攃an inform contemporary approaches to economic development and prosperity.

In addition to her CRC appointment, Dr. Kelly-Roy is also a Fulbright Canada Scholar, a distinction awarded to outstanding Canadian academics and professionals whose research fosters cross-border collaboration and mutual understanding. Her work responds to the growing need for Indigenous-led research grounded in Indigenous knowledge, reconnecting traditional values and worldviews with contemporary approaches to economic development.

The Canada Research Chairs Program, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, invests up to $311 million annually to attract and retain the world鈥檚 most accomplished and promising researchers. Through this program, the Government of Canada aims to strengthen the country鈥檚 global research leadership while advancing inclusive, interdisciplinary scholarship.

Dr. Kelly-Roy鈥檚 appointment underscores 天美mv天美 Beedie鈥檚 commitment to research excellence, reconciliation, and advancing business education that integrates diverse knowledge systems and perspectives.