News and events

Archaeologists have found the remains of a four-thousand year old First Nations village on one of the Broken Group Islands off Ucluelet.

Where Our Human Ancestors Made an Impression (Hakai Magazine) When looking for historical artifacts, the finding of footprints can help archaeologists create a brief biography of a person or community. Duncan McLaren speaks about recent findings in coastal areas and why the conditions are so good for preserving tracks.

UVic in the News reported on Alisha Gauvreau talk about, exploring a village on Triquet Island (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network)

CAPI is pleased to share with you the write-up for Anthropology associate professor Leslie Butt's project titled "Southeast Asian women, migration and family in the global era," which she completed as part of her 2012-2017 Visiting Scholar term with CAPI (and accompanies her other recently-completed CAPI project, "Stateless children, parents & undocumented migration: An Indonesian case study​"). Dr. Butt and her international team completed field research (primarily in Singapore, Australia, and Canada) on how migrant professional women from Indonesia negotiate family relations in conditions of high mobility, shifting expectations concerning parenting, and exposure to transnational values around family and childrearing. The project also served as the medium for four UVic Anthropology graduate students to complete their theses.

OpEd: A history of what we do in the dark (Pacific Standard) April Nowell is the co-author of an article that explores the history of night skies, and artificial light which has caused a significant difference in experiencing the night.