Paulette Steeves
Paulette F. C. Steeves | |
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Born | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada |
Nationality | Cree, Métis, Canadian |
Alma mater | Binghamton University |
Occupation(s) | Academic, Author |
Employer | Algoma University |
Awards | Canada Research Chair |
Website | The Indigenous Paleolithic Database of the Americas |
Paulette F. C. Steeves is the Canada Research Chair in Healing and Reconciliation at Algoma University.
Education and career
[edit]Steeves is Cree-Métis and was born in Whitehorse, Yukon.[1] She spent her formative years in Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada.[2] Steeves holds an BA in Anthropology degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She holds a Master in Anthropology from the State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY), Her masters thesis was titled "Archaeology, CRM, Academia, and Ethics, and, Akimel O'odham, Type 2 Diabetes: Links to Traditional Food Loss."[3]
In 2008 she was awarded the Clifford D. Clark fellowship to attend graduate studies and earned her PhD in 2015 from Binghamton.[4][5] Steeves dissertation "Decolonising Indigenous Histories: Pleistocene Archeology Sites of the Western hemisphere" was the first thesis using Indigenous method and theory in Anthropology within the United States.[1] Throughout her graduate studies Steeves taught at Fort Peck Community College and Selkirk College.[1]
Following completion of her PhD, Steeves was hired as the interim director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Native American Studies Program.[6] She then taught at Mount Allison University as an Assistant Professor in the Anthropology and Indigenous Studies program.[7]
In 2019 Steeves was hired by Algoma University and appointed as a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Healing and Reconciliation.[3]
She is a member of the Editorial Board for American Antiquity.[8]
Forschung
[edit]Steeves' research focuses on the Pleistocene history of the Americas.[5] Her research argues that artifacts and sacred sites show that Indigenous people were in North America more than 130,000 years ago.[9] Her research decolonizes historical narratives about Indigenous people and settlement of the Americas.[10] Steeves' first book, The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere was published by the University of Nebraska Press in July 2021.[11]
Awards
[edit]- Tier II Canada Research Chair, 2019.[12]
- UMASS Amherst SBS Research Grant, 2016.
- SUNY Binghamton GSEU Professional Development Award, 2013.[13]
- American Archaeology Association, Archaeology Division, Student Travel Grant, 2012.[14]
- Society for American Archaeology, Arthur C. Parker Scholarship, 2010[15]
- Clifford D. Clark Fellowship, 2015.[4]
Publications
[edit]- Steeves, P. (2021). The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere. University of Nebraska Press.
- Steeves, P. (2020). Mesa Verde Geography and Culture. ''Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology' 2nd edition. (Ed.), Claire Smith. Springer New York.
- Steeves, P. (2020). Clovis and Folsom, Indigenous occupation prior to. ''Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology' 2nd edition. (Ed.), Claire Smith. Springer New York.
- Steeves, P. F. (2019). Our Earliest Ancestors. Interrogating Human Origins: Decolonisation and the Deep Human Past.
- Steeves, P. F. (2018). La Sena. Journal: Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, 1-10.
- Steeves, P. (2017). Unpacking Neoliberal Archaeological Control of Ancient Indigenous Heritage. Archaeologies, 13(1), 48–65.
- Steeves, Paulette. F (2016). Unpacking Neo-liberal Archaeological control of Ancient Indigenous Heritage. Critical Heritage Conference, Session Heritage and the Late Modern State. Archaeologies, Journal of the World Archaeological Congress. Special Edition.
- Steeves, P. F. (2015). Decolonizing Indigenous histories, Pleistocene archaeology sites of the Western Hemisphere. State University of New York at Binghamton.
- Steeves, P. (2015). Academia, Archaeology, CRM, and Tribal Historic Preservation. Archaeologies, 11(1), 121–141.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Denise Ryan (2016-07-03). "'Just watch me': Challenging the 'origin story' of Native Americans". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ FRASER, WENDY. "Paulette Steeves makes front page of the Vancouver Sun". Bridge River Lillooet News. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b "History Professor at Algoma University Awarded $500,000 in Funding | SaultOnline.com". Sault Online. June 29, 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b "Paulette Steeves | Speakers | ACHS 2016 - What does heritage change?". sites.grenadine.uqam.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ a b "Algoma University history professor named Canada Research Chair". SooToday.com. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ Taylor, Marla (2017-03-07). "Dr. Paulette Steeves is 'decolonizing the past and present of the Western hemisphere'". The Peabody. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Mount Allison University | Anthropology students present Indigenous Map Exhibition". www.mta.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Editorial board".
- ^ Sterritt, Angela (January 9, 2018). "B.C. Indigenous people react to the resurfacing of two migration theories". CBC News. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Researcher catalogs hundreds of archaeological sites - Pipe Dream". www.bupipedream.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere". Nebraska Press. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ Maggie Kirk (2019-06-28). "Special mission on track with new Canada Research Chair". Sault Star. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Researchers and Research in the Field". the American paleolithic. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Awards – AAA Archaeology Division". ad.americananthro.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "PROGRAM OF THE 84TH ANNUAL MEETING of the Society for American Archaeology" (PDF). Society for American Archaeology. 2019.
External links
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- Traditional Knowledge & Reconciliation - Dr. Paulette Steeves presents at the Universities Canada 5th Annual Building Reconciliation Forum, December 12, 2019
- New fossil discoveries and Indigenous origins Dr. Steeves on Native America Calling, October 4, 2021