The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has positioned certainly one of its professors on administrative go away after information about her ancestry came to light.
The establishment is conducting an investigation into Dr. Carrie Bourassa’s feedback regarding the hurt it might have brought on Indigenous people or communities.
Bourassa was the topic of a CBC investigation trying into her ancestry.
The group well being and epidemiology professor has self-identified as somebody with Métis heritage, however the investigation went via Bourassa’s household historical past tracing her great-grandparents as Czech-speaking Russians who settled in Punnichy.
On Nov. 1, the college’s provost and vice-president of educational stated it has critical considerations with the extra data revealed in her responses to the media.
“Bourassa is not going to return to any school duties throughout this investigation. The college is dedicated to expediting the investigation course of. USask continues to be part of bigger conversations taking place throughout Canada as they relate to Indigenous identification and hiring processes for positions particularly recruiting these with Indigenous ancestry,” Airini stated.
This comes after the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) introduced Bourassa could be stepping away from her roles there.
Bourassa was the scientific director of CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Well being.
International Information requested Bourassa for an interview, however she declined.
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