University of Manitoba
Anthropology
The purpose of this thesis is to identify the names of the students who died while attending the Brandon Indian Residential School (BIRS) and determine the location of the school’s burial grounds along with the number of unmarked graves... more
Co-authors: Chelsea H. Meloche, Laure Spake and Katherine L. Nichols. The introductory chapter situates the reader within the context of the volume. First, we review the history of the study and care of ancestral human... more
Working with and for Ancestors examines collaborative partnerships that have developed around the study and care of Indigenous ancestral human remains. In the interest of reconciliation, museums and research institutions around the... more
The history of conducting Western scientific research on Indigenous communities has destroyed relationships between Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous academics. Using personal research experience involving searches for unmarked... more
Co-authors: Katherine L. Nichols, Eldon Yellowhorn, Deanna Reader, Emily Holland, Dongya Yang, John Albanese, Darian Kennedy, Elton Taylor, and Hugo FV Cardoso Book: Royally Wronged - The Royal Society of Canada’s Role in the... more
i Acknowledgments ii Dedication iii List of Tables x List of Figures xi
The history of conducting western scientific research on Aboriginal communities has destroyed relationships between Aboriginal communities and non-Aboriginal academics. Using personal research experience involving searches for unmarked... more