Cody Groat
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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]
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 earned his PhD in 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 a 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 was 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 | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Arpan Khanna | 16,688 | 42.92 | -4.13 | ||||
| Liberal | David Hilderley | 14,164 | 36.43 | +15.90 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cody Groat | 4,053 | 10.42 | -7.86 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | John Markus | 1,672 | 4.30 | +3.53 | ||||
| People's | Wendy Martin | 1,278 | 3.29 | -7.36 | ||||
| Green | Cheryle Baker | 854 | 2.20 | -0.52 | ||||
| Independent | John The Engineer Turmel | 171 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 38,880 | 99.38 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 243 | 0.62 | +0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,123 | 39.81 | -25.08 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 98,270 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -10.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14] | ||||||||