Statement
For the past twenty years, I have been working with Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian marine harvesters in north eastern New Brunswick, Canada. My research has centred on the relationship of each to the larger ecosystem with particular attention to their knowledge and harvesting practices. The insights gained through this work have proven valuable in my more recent undertakings around mapping areas of cultural significance and assessing the perceived risks from a community perspective. In 2016, I partnered with the Mi'kmaw Conservation Group - a body affiliated with the Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia, Canada, to bring together scientific methods and Mi'kmaw community knowledge into an ecosystem monitoring project. Under this initiative, we plan to create a process for identifying culturally significant areas or features as well as assessing their resilience and adaptability for change.
Education
University of Toronto
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Social and Cultural Anthropology
1986
University of Toronto
Master of Arts - M.A. Social and Cultural Anthropology
1976
Trent University
Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. with Honours, Anthropology
1975
DISSERTATION
The Structural Basis of Tahltan Indian Society
Supervisor: Dr. David H. Turner
Examiners: Dr. Martin G. Silverman, UBC; Dr. Abraham Rotstein UT;
Dr. Tom McFeat UT; Dr. Peter Carstens UT.
Abstract
This study explores the nature of productive and proprietary relations among the Tahltan Indians of north western British Columbia. It considers the units of organization in relation to the assignment of relationship terminologies. An ideological rationale is developed through an analysis of a number of Tahltan myths from the collection compiled by James A. Teit.
AWARDS
1980-81 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
1977-78 Canadian Studies Fellowship
1977-78 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (awarded, but declined to accept U of T Open)
Appointments
Head of Anthropology
Department of Anthropology, Mount Allison University
2013-2016
Adjunct Professor
Interdisciplinary Studies Program, University of New Brunswick
2007-2011
Head of Anthropology
Department of Anthropology, Mount Allison University
2004-2009 (re-appointed 2007-2009)
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Mount Allison University
1994- appointed (granted early tenure 1997)
Research Associate
Frost Centre for Canadian Heritage and Development Studies, Trent University
1995-2000
Professional Affiliations
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS)
Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU)
American Anthropology Association (AAA)
Canadian Anthropology Society/Societe canadienne d’anthropologie
Journal of New Brunswick Studies/Revue d’etudes sur le Nouveau-Brunswick
Oceans Management Research Network/Reseau de recherche sur la gestion des
oceans Member, 2000-
Publications (Refereed)
Grants
RESEARCH GRANTS
GRANTS IN AID OF PUBLICATION
Research Contracts
Edited Collections
Papers in Conference
Commissioned Reports
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