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An anthropologist, Laurie Weinstein enjoys teaching and working with college students, focusing on the fields of anthropology including archaeology, socio-cultural, and physical/biological anthropology. Her research is based on the Peoples of North America, specifically, New England and the American Southwest. As a non-Native scholar, she works collaboratively with Indigenous peoples, respecting their knowledge and cultural practices. Weinstein emphasizes the importance of understanding human culture through history and specific evolutionary adaptations of Homo sapiens. She started a permaculture garden at the university and chaired the Jane Goodall Center, which supports sustainability programs at the University of Ottawa, encouraging student involvement.
Department of History