Morgan Moffitt

MA Student

BA – Anthropology (Honours), St. Francis Xavier University, 2010

Email: mmoffitt@interchange.ubc.ca

Supervisor: Dr. Charles Menzies

Research Interests:
Aboriginal Rights; Ecological Anthropology; Natural Resource Management; Traditional Ecological Knowledge; Resource Conflict; Anthropology of North America; Anthropology of Law

Current Projects:
I am currently working on my Master’s project in collaboration with the Gitxaala Environmental Monitoring Agency (GEM) in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. My research examines the development of the Gitxaala marine use management plan as part of the Pacific Northwest Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) process. I am exploring how cultural identity, traditional ecological knowledge, and power are presented and navigated as different members of
the Gitxaala community and outside stakeholders work to create a joint marine use management plan. This project is part of Dr. Charles Menzies larger Laxyuup Gitxaala project.

Conference Presentations:
2011 “‘Bringing Us Together?’: Bridging Restorative Justice and Resource Management in Mi’kmaq Nova Scotia.” Paper presented at the 16th Annual UBC Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Graduate Conference, May 13th & 14th. Vancouver, British Columbia.

2011 “Mi’kmaq Moose Management: An Operation of Cultural [Re]vitalization?” Paper presented at the UBC Anthropology Department Graduate Student Conference, March 18th&19th. Vancouver, British Columbia.