Bruce G. Miller

Research Interests

Dr. Miller's research concerns the comparative study of indigenous peoples and their relationships with the state in its various forms. In particular, he examines tribal justice/legal initiatives and the circumstances of indigenous communities without state recognition. Also, his work concerns community social organization and political life, especially within the Coast Salish communities of British Columbia and Washington state. In addition, he considers the nature of research and the influences of litigation on anthropological knowledge. Finally, his research addresses the contemporary international debate around the concept of indigenousness and the international connections between indigenous peoples and groups.

Current Research Projects

Current research focuses on Canadian provincial human rights tribunals and the impact of their processes and decisions on Indigenous people and communities. Also, other projects include the comparative study, with colleagues from Brazil and elsewhere, of social science approaches to understanding Indigenous-state relations.

Books

  • 2011. Oral History on Trial. Vancouver: UBC Press.
  • 2007. Editor, "Be of Good Mind;" Essays on the Coast Salish. University of British Columbia Press. 323 pp.
  • 2007. Editors, Jean-Guy Goulet and Bruce Granville Miller, Extraordinary Anthropology: Transformations in the Field. University of Nebraska Press. 456 pp.
  • 2003. Invisible Indigenes: The Politics of Non-Recognition. University of Nebraska Press. 248 pp.
  • 2001. The Problem of Justice: Tradition and Law in the Coast Salish World. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
  • 2001. Editor, Anthropology and History in the Courts. Special Issue, B.C. Studies 95. 1992

Selected Book Chapters

  • 2007 The Politics of Ecstatic Research. In Extraordinary Anthropology: Transformations in the Field.Jean-Guy Goulet and Bruce Granville Miller, eds, University of Nebraska Press.
  • 2007 Jean-Guy Goulet and Bruce Granville Miller Introduction. In Extraordinary Anthropology: Transformations in the Field. Jean-Guy Goulet and Bruce Granville Miller, eds, University of Nebraska Press.
  • 2007 Introduction. In "Be of Good Mind": Essays on the Coast Salish. Bruce Granville Miller, ed. University of British Columbia Press.
  • 2006 Conceptual and Practical Boundaries: Indians/First Nations on the Border of Contagion in the Post- 9-11 Era. In The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests: Essays on Regional and Trans-boundary History. Sterling Evans, ed.
  • 2004 Rereading the Ethnographic Record: The Problem of Justice in the Coast Salish World. In Coming Ashore: Northwest Coast Ethnology Past and Present. Marie Mauze, Michael Harkin, Sergei Kan, eds. University of Nebraska Press.
    Miller, Bruce G. 2002 "Salish." In Aboriginal Peoples of Canada: A Short Introduction. Paul Robert Magocsi (Ed.), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, pp. 237-250.
  • Discontinuities in the Statuses of Puget Sound Grandmothers. In American Indian Grandmothers: Traditions and Transitions. Marjorie Schweitzer (ed.), University of New Mexico Press, pp 103-124, 1999.
  • (with Michael Kew) Locating Aboriginal Governments in the Political Landscape. In Seeking Sustainability in the Lower Fraser Basin: Issues and Choices. Michael Healey (ed.), Institute for Resources and the Environment, Westwater Research, UBC, pp. 47-63, 1999.
  • Contemporary Tribal Code and Gender Issues. In Contemporary Native American Cultural Issues. Troy Johnson and Duane Champaigne, ed. Pp. 103-256, 1999.

Selected Journal Articles

  • Who Are Indigenes? A Comparative Study of Canadian and American Practices. American Behavioral Scientist Theme Issue 50 (4): 462-477, 2006.
  • Bringing Culture In: Community Responses to Apology, Reconciliation, Reparations. American Indian Culture and Research Journal 30 (4): 1, 2006.
  • Miller, Bruce. G. 2004 "Tribal or Native Law." In A Companion to the Anthropology of American Indians. Blackwell Companion to the Anthropology of American Indians Series. Thomas Biolsi, ed. London: Blackwell. 95-111.
  • Miller, Bruce G. 2003 Justice, Law, and the Lens of Culture. Wicazo Sa Review 18(2): 135-149.
  • "Culture as Cultural Defense: A Sacred Site in Court," American Indian Quarterly 22(1):83- 97, 1999.
  • "Folk Law and Contemporary Coast Salish Tribal Code," American Indian Culture and Research Journal 3:141-164, 1997.
  • "The Individual, the Collective, and the Tribal Code," American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 21(2):183-205, 1997.
  • Miller, Bruce G. and Daniel L. Boxberger "Evolution or History: A Response to Tollefson," Ethnohistory 44(1):135-37, 1997.
  • "The 'Really Real' Border and the Divided Salish Community," B.C. Studies 112:63-79, 1996/97.
  • Miller, Bruce G. "Folk Law and Contemporary Coast Salish Tribal Code," American Indian Culture and Research Journal 19(3):141-64, 1996.
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