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Robert Henry PhD

Associate Professor

Faculty Member in Indigenous Studies

Office
Kirk Hall 234

Research Area(s)

  • Indigenous street gangs
  • Indigenous methodologies
  • Indigenous health and wellbeing
  • Indigenous urban issues
  • Survivance
  • Indigenous criminology
  • Visual research methods
  • Community engaged research

Publications

Indigenous criminolgy Indigenous health Indigenous masculinities Indigenous street gangs Micro-reconciliation Photovoice Relational accountability Street gangs Urban Indigeneity

Books:

Amber, Bev, Chantal, Jazmyne, Faith, Jorgina, and Henry, R. (2021) Indigenous women and street gangs: survivance narratives (Edmonton: University Alberta Press). 100% writing and research.  

Henry, R. (2013). Brighter Days Ahead. Hear My Heart Books, Inc.

Edited Book Collections:

Walters, M., Kukatai, T., Gonzales, A., and Henry, R., (eds.). (2022). Handbook of Indigenous Sociology (Oxford: Oxford University Press). 25% editorial duties.

MacDougal, J., Van Styvendale, N., Henry, R., and Innes, R.A. (eds.). (2021). The Arts of Indigenous Health and Wellbeing (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press). 

Dorries, H., Henry, R., Hugill, D., McCreary, T., and Tomiak, J. (eds.). (2019). Settler City Limits: Indigenous Resurgence and Colonial Violence in the Urban Prairie West. University of Manitoba Press. 358 pages. 

Henry, R., LaVallee, A., Van Styvendale, N., & Innes, R. (2018). Global Indigenous Health: Reconciling the Past, Engaging the Present, Animating the Future. University of Arizona Press. 349 pages. 

Refereed Book Chapters:

Clifford, A., and Henry, R. (2022) Targets of Assimilation: Indigenous Women’s Experiences of  Whitewashing in a Healing Lodge. Reading Sociology 4th Edition.

Tamatea, A. and Henry R. (Under Review). Colonialism, Settler Colonialism, and Supporting Indigenous as Violent. Prisons and Violence.

Henry R. and Tamatea, A. (Under Review). Gangs, Prisons, and Violence – Submitted to Prisons and Violence. 

Walters, M., Kukatai, T., Gonzales, A., and Henry, R., (eds.). (2022). Introduction: Handbook of Indigenous Sociology. In Walters et al., (eds.). Handbook of Indigenous Sociology (Oxford: Oxford University Press). 25% writing and research.

Henry, R. (2022). Indigenizing the Sociology of Gender. In Walters et al., (eds.). Handbook of Indigenous Sociology (Oxford: Oxford University Press).

Henry, R. (2022). Social Systems and the Indigenous Lifeworld: Examining Gerald Vizenor’s Notion of Survivance in Street Lifestyles. In Walters et al., (eds.). Handbook of Indigenous Sociology (Oxford: Oxford University Press).

MacDougal, J., Van Styvendale, N., Henry, R., and Innes, R.A. (eds.). (2021). Introduction: The Arts of Indigenous Health and Wellbeing (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press). 20% writing and research.

Tomiak, J., McCreary, T., Hugill, D., Henry, R., Dorries, H. (2019). Introduction: Settler City Limits. In Heather Dorries et al. (Eds.), Settler City Limits: Indigenous Resurgence and Colonial Violence in the Urban Prairie West. University of Manitoba Press: 1-21. 

Henry, R. (2019). “I Claim in the Name of…”: Indigenous Street Gangs and the Politics of Recognition in Prairie Cities. In Heather Dorries et al. (Eds.), Settler City Limits: Indigenous Resurgence and Colonial Violence in the Urban Prairie West. University of Manitoba Press: 222-47.

Henry, R., LaVallee, A., Innes, R., & Van Styvendale, N.  (2018). Indigenous Peoples Health: Global, historical, and present day contexts. In Robert Henry, Amanda LaVallee, Robert Innes, and Nancy Van Styvendale (Eds.), Global Indigenous Health: Historical and Present Day Contexts. University of Arizona Press: 3-24. 

Tait, C., Henry, R., and Lowen Walker, R. (2018). Child Welfare: A social determinant of health for Canadian First Nations and Métis children. In Robert Henry, Amanda LaVallee, Robert Innes, and Nancy Van Styvendale (Eds.), Global Indigenous Health: Historical and Present Day Contexts. University of Arizona Press: 151-73. 

Henry, R. (2015). Social Spaces of Maleness: The Role of Street Gangs in Practicing Indigenous Masculinity. In Robert Alexander Innes and Kim Anderson (Eds.), Indigenous men and masculinities: legacies, identities, regeneration. University of Manitoba Press.

Refereed Journal Articles:

Tait, C., Moser, M., McKinney, V., Henry, R., and Lambert, S. (Under Review). Collective Intelligence to Solve Complex Health Challenges Facing Indigenous Peoples: Organ Donation and Transplantation. AlterNative Journal.

Barnabe, C., Henderson, R., Murry, A., Baker, J., Leason, J., Currie, C., Fellner, K., Henry, R., Voyageur, C., and Crowshoe, L. (Under Review). The Alberta Indigenous Mentorship in Health Innovation (AIM-HI) Network: Approach, Activities and Reflections of an Indigenous Mentorship Network Program. AlterNative Journal.

Dziewanski, D. and Henry, R. (2022) Comparative Analysis of Coloured Gangs in Cape Town and Indigenous Gangs on Canada’s Prairies: Connecting Localized Opposition to Globalized Grievances Through Street Culture, Critical Criminology

McKegney, S., Henry, R., Koch, J., and Rathwell, M. (2021). “Manufacturing Compliance with Anti-Indigenous Racism in Canadian Hockey: The Case of Beardy’s Blackhawks.” In Canadian Ethnic Studies/Special Call – Hockey in Canada: Ethnic/Racialized Minorities, Immigration and the Nation. 

Rathwell, M., Henry, R., and McKegney, S. (2021). “Opportunities Denied: The divergent resonance of opportunity for Indigenous and non-Indigenous hockey players with the now-disbanded Beardy’s Blackhawks.” Sociology of Sport Journal. 

Henry, R., & Gabel, C. (2019). “It’s Not Just a Picture When Lives are at Stake: Ethical Considerations and Photovoice Methods with Indigenous Peoples Engaged in Street Lifestyles”. In Journal of Educational Thought, 52 (3), 229-260. 80% writing and research.

Tait, C., Mussell, W., and Henry, R. (2019). “Micro Reconciliation”. In International Indigenous Health Journal, 14 (2), 19-38. 30% writing and research.

Tait, C., Henry, R., Bland, R., & Butt, P. (2017). “Our Next Generation”: Youth suicide surveillance among Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis peoples. In Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 36 (1), 55-65. 

Henry, R., Tait, C., and STR8 UP (2016). Creating Ethical Research Partnerships: Relational accountability in action. In The Engaged Scholar Journal, 2 (1), 183-204. 

Henry, R. (2013). “Moving beyond the simple: Addressing the “misuse” of the FASD-gang link in public discourse.” In Pimatisiwin: Journal for Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, 11 (2), 241-254.

Tait, C., Henry, R., and Lowen Walker, R. (2013). Child Welfare: A social determinant of health for Canadian First Nations and Métis children. In Pimatisiwin: Journal for Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, 11 (1), 39-53. 

Non-Refereed Journals and Outputs:

Henry, R. (October, 2021). Curriculum Development - 5 modules to work with high risk street involved youth. Final Report , Lac La Ronge Education, Training, and Employment Branch, (Presented to administration, teachers and social workers, May 2021).

Henry, R. (2021). Working with Indigenous Male Gang Members Through a Wrap Around Approach and Assisted Living. John Howard Society of Saskatchewan Evaluation Plan for Public Safety Canada.

West Flat Citizens Group (April 1, 2020). Gang Exit Strategy: Educational Resource Booklet for Teachers, Parents, and Caregivers (Prince Albert: West Flat Community Organization, 2020). Informational handbook on street gangs in Prince Albert. 

Lambert, S., & Henry, R. (2020). Surveilling Indigenous Communities in a Time of Pandemic. Surveillance & Society, 18 (3), 422-425. (50% writing).

McKegney, S., Henry, R., & Koch, J. (2019). Bring back Beardy’s Blackhawks: Indigenous hockey team eliminated from Sask. Hockey league. The Conversation, November 25, 2019. https://theconversation.com/bring-back-beardys-blackhawks-indigenous-hockey-team-eliminated-from-sask-league-127597

Henry, R., (November 2019). Sites of Surviance: EGADZ and Operation Runaway and Indigenous youths’ experiences. Report to EGADZ Board of Directors. (27 pages). SSHRC funded project

Henry, R. (November 2019). Sites of Survivance. Calendar created for OPK and GAIN in Winnipeg to support community initiatives. 800 Calendars created through a research project funded by SSHRC. Photovoice project used to understand survivance within street lifestyles in Winnipeg, where participants wanted to create something to support the organization. 

Henry, R. (September 1, 2018) Building healthier communities: final report on community recommendations for the development of the Saskatchewan prevention/intervention street gang policy. STR8-UP, INC., 10,000 Steps to Healing. Final report for community partners. (20 pages 100% research and writing).

Henry, R. (August 31, 2018) Building healthier communities: final report on community recommendations for the development of the Saskatchewan prevention/intervention street gang policy. STR8-UP, INC., 10,000 Steps to Healing. Final report that created the framework for the provincial gang strategy. (370 pages 100% research and writing).

Henry, R. & Clifford. (August 31, 2018) Complexities and concerns: addressing street gangs within a community engaged model of understanding. Report presented to STR8-UP, INC., 10,000 Steps to Healing and Ministry of Corrections, Saskatchewan Government. (55 pages, 60% research and 60% writing).

Artistic Works

Henry, R. (April 28, 2020). māmawi sihtoskātotān (let’s all support one another). Indigenous Hockey Research Network Mini documentary covering the last game of the Beardy’s Blackhawks. Filmed and edited by Golden Media Corp. Video available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CMYYXUkSS8&t=1s

Collaborative video with team personnel and Golden Media Corp., part of the larger research project with Beardy’s Blackhawks, but the team wanted a video to remember so worked to pull together alumni, community people, and officials to talk about the importance of Beardy’s and what it meant to them. SSHRC funded project.

Research

Community engagement Criminology Decolonial theory Digital storytelling Indigenous health Indigenous methodologies Indigenous theory Metis Indigeneity Photovoice Relational accountability Street gangs Street lifestyles Survivance Visual research methodologies