Research connects international students with Canada’s Indigenous cultures – Brock University
November 18, 2025
NOTE: Brock University announced the creation of its Indigenous Research Grant in 2021. This is one in a series of articles profiling the research of the 2025 recipients of this yearly internal award. Read more on the series on The Brock News.
It all started with a bit of a cultural misunderstanding between then-PhD student Lyn Trudeau (BA ’08, MEd ’13, PhD ’24) and her classmate Trâm-Anh Bùi.
While getting to know each other, Trudeau shared that she is Anishinaabe’Kwe from the Sagamok Anishinawbek First Nation, Eagle Clan. Bùi, who had recently arrived from Vietnam, wasn’t sure what Trudeau was referring to.
