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Thomas (Tad) McIlwraith is a professor in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences at the University of Guelph. His research focuses on Public Issues Anthropology and his work with Indigenous peoples in British Columbia, Canada, examines topics such as territoriality and food resource harvesting practices, identifying Indigenous rights to land. He explores contemporary Indigenous land use in the context of mining and logging. His projects confront issues related to cultural appropriation, particularly in children's summer camps. Before his tenure at Guelph, McIlwraith taught anthropology at Douglas College in New Westminster, British Columbia, and worked as a consulting anthropologist with various Nations on projects related to land use planning and traditional knowledge. His work contributes to a deeper understanding of Indigenous peoples in western Canada through ethnographic studies and land use research.
University of Guelph • Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Teaching and research in anthropology with an emphasis on Indigenous peoples and land use.
Department of Clinical Studies. Offers MSc by thesis (2 years) and MSc by coursework (1 year).