Cody Groat

Cody Groat is a Canadian scholar and historian, who focuses on the federal commemoration of Indigenous history from 1919 to present. He is a Kanyen'kehaka citizen and band member of Six Nations of the Grand River.[1][2]

Early life

Cody grew up in Ingersoll, Ontario.[3] His grandparents were survivors of the Canadian Indian residential school system, and his father a survivor of the Sixties Scoop.[4]

Education

Groat holds a Master of Arts in World Heritage Studies from the University of Birmingham[5] and is presently a PhD Candidate in the Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University.[6]

Career

Early in his academic career, Groat published a compilation of more than 30 interviews with famous Canadians, including Paul Martin, Kim Campbell, Dan Aykroyd, and Farley Mowat.[7][3] He is currently an assistant professor at University of Western Ontario in the Department of History and the Indigenous Studies program[8] As a historian and academic, Cody Groat has been interviewed in relation to Truth and Reconciliation in Canada by news outlets such as The New York Times,[9] CBC News,[1] and Global News.[10] He is a former President of the Board of Directors for the Indigenous Heritage Circle[11] and is currently Chair of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO's Memory of the World National Committee.[12]

Politics

Groat is the New Democratic Party candidate for the 2023 Oxford federal by-election, having defeated former candidate Matthew Chambers for the nomination.[13]

Electoral history
Canadian federal by-election, June 19, 2023: Oxford
Resignation of Dave MacKenzie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeArpan Khanna16,68842.92-4.13
LiberalDavid Hilderley14,16436.43+15.90
New DemocraticCody Groat4,05310.42-7.86
Christian HeritageJohn Markus1,6724.30+3.53
People'sWendy Martin1,2783.29-7.36
GreenCheryle Baker8542.20-0.52
IndependentJohn The Engineer Turmel1710.44
Total valid votes 38,88099.38
Total rejected ballots 2430.62+0.01
Turnout 39,12339.81-25.08
Eligible voters 98,270
Conservative hold Swing -10.01

Awards
  • 2022: Canadian Historical Association's Indigenous History Best Article Prize[14]
  • SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2019-2021)[15]

Publications
    • “Holding Place: Resistance, Reframing and Relationally in the Representation of Indigenous History,” with Kim Anderson, Historic Perspectives Dossier on Commemoration for The Canadian Historical Review, 2021, Vol. 102 (03), pp. 465–484.[16]
    • “Commemoration and Reconciliation: The Mohawk Institute as a World Heritage Site,” British Journal of Canadian Studies, 2018, Vol. 31 (2), pp. 195–208.[17]
    • Canadian Stories: A Teenaged Adventure with Presidents, Drag Queens and Drug Lords (Rapido Books, 2016)[18]
    • “Indigenous Peoples and the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme,” Canadian Commission for UNESCO IdeaLabs Policy Paper, forthcoming.

References
  1. Butler, Colin (Oct 11, 2022). "How an Indigenous voice on London's next city council could make a difference". CBC. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. "Cody Groat appointed to Indigenous Studies and History at Western". Tri-University History Graduate Program. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  3. "Sharing stories one Canadian at a time". Two Row Times. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  4. Alper, Hannah (30 September 2022). "Indigenous studies prof Cody Groat on exploring his family's past". The Gazette • Western University's Student Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  5. "Old Joe Alumni and Friends Magazine" (PDF). University of Birmingham. Autumn 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  6. "Cody Groat". indigenous.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  7. Longwell, Karen (2016-11-04). "Young writer Cody Groat publishes 'Canadian Stories' including a chapter on Port Hope's Farley Mowat". MyKawartha.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  8. "Cody Groat". history.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  9. Horowitz, Jason (2022-07-25). "Francis Begs Forgiveness for 'Evil' Christians Inflicted on Indigenous People". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  10. "Papal apology sparks calls to renounce 500-year-old Doctrine of Discovery - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  11. "Board of Directors". Indigenous Heritage Circle. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  12. "Memory of the World National Committee - Canada" (PDF). UNESCO. 2017. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  13. "Professor wins NDP nod for Southwestern Ontario federal byelection". lfpress. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  14. "CHA Prizes". cha-shc.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  15. "Cody Groat". history.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  16. Groat, Cody; Anderson, Kim (2021-08-01). "Holding Place: Resistance, Reframing, and Relationality in the Representation of Indigenous History". Canadian Historical Review. 102 (3): 465–484. doi:10.3138/chr-2020-0045. ISSN 0008-3755. S2CID 237924122.
  17. Groat, Cody (2018). "Commemoration and reconciliation: The Mohawk Institute as a World Heritage Site". British Journal of Canadian Studies. 31 (2): 195–208. doi:10.3828/bjcs.2018.14. ISSN 1757-8078. S2CID 197810940.
  18. Groat, Cody (July 2016). Canadian Stories: A Teenaged Adventure with Presidents, Drag Queens and Drug Lords. Cody Groat. ISBN 978-0-9951928-0-5.
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