Aimée Pugsley is the Project Coordinator for At Home in the North, and a PhD student in the Department of Geography at McGill University on the lands known as Tiohtiá:ke to the Haudenosaunee, Mooniyang to the Anishinaabeg, or Montréal to others.

Aimée has been involved with AHIN since 2019, when she moved from her home in the UK to St John’s, Newfoundland to undertake her master’s degree under the supervision of AHIN director, Dr. Julia Christensen. Working as a research assistant for AHIN whilst conducting research in partnership with the K'ásho Got’ı̨ne Housing Society in Fort Good Hope on housing, home, and Indigenous self-determination, Aimée developed a strong commitment to supporting Indigenous-led northern housing solutions. Following her master’s, Aimée was fortunate to work for AHIN as a research associate, supporting community engagement as well as knowledge synthesis and mobilisation for the partnership. The opportunities to listen to and learn from AHIN partners during this time led Aimée to pursue her current PhD studies, under the supervision of AHIN co-lead, Prof. Mylène Riva, examining the impacts of climate change, and green transitions as a governance response to climate change in the North, on northern housing ecosystems and Indigenous self-determination.

In her role as the project coordinator Aimée supports both the operations and outputs of the partnership, and feels most privileged to work with the various partners of AHIN to advance home and improved housing outcomes in northern Canada.