Bio
I am a doctoral student of cultural heritage at the University of Toronto Faculty of Information. My present research asks how museums and other heritage institutions can live up to responsibilities committed to in Great Lakes treaties between Indigenous and colonial nations.
I also work as a research assistant for the Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC).
As a settler in Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, and Wendat territory, I work to respect Indigenous governance and live up to treaty responsibilities in my academic, professional, and personal life.
I am grateful to have received financial support for my doctoral research, primarily from the Doctoral Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada Graduate Scholarship and the University of Toronto Faculty of Information Excellence Award.
Specializations
Cultural heritage; Museum policy and practice; Settler-Indigenous relations; Collaborative ethics; Great Lakes heritage; Great Lakes legal orders
Degrees
- Master of Arts in Visual Anthropology and Materiality, University of Victoria
- Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, University of Victoria
- Associate of Arts with an Anthropology specialization, Camosun College
Committees or Affiliations
- Doctoral Students Association, Secretary
- Doctoral Students Association, member of the Indigenous Solidarity Working Group
- Faculty of Information Truth and Reconciliation Working Group, Doctoral Student Representative