Kiara Vellios

MURB

Previous degrees: BA

My research explored the collaborative work of the Stanley Park Intergovernmental Committee and Working Group, established by the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation in partnership with the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. I examined how principles of coexistence planning, grounded in Indigenous resurgence and the disruption of settler normativity, can guide the reclamation of urban parklands in support of Indigenous self-determination, cultural identity, rights, and sovereignty.

Link to MURB thesis

In my spare time, I enjoy running/biking around my neighbourhood in Northeast Coquitlam and lounging at home with my two cats and a good mystery or sci-fi book!