Alissa Cartwright, M.Phil
Indigenous Rights Research Manager
Settler from Treaty 6 Territory, the Métis homelands, and the territories of the Nehiyaw, Denesuliné, Nakota Sioux, Anishinabae, and Niitsitapi nations.
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As Kwusen’s Research Manager, Alissa manages the completion of Indigenous Land Use Studies, Cumulative Effects Assessments, Cultural Heritage Assessments, and other types of research studies. She has worked with Adams Lake Indian Band, Neskonlith Indian Band, Splats’in First Nation, Fort McKay First Nation, Ahousaht First Nation, Upper Nicola Band, K’omoks First Nation, Kitsumkalum First Nation, Saik’uz First Nation, Wahpeton Dakota Nation, Okanagan Indian Band, Tsawout First Nation, and several other communities. She has led or co-led dozens of oral history interviews and community workshops, supported and trained community researchers in interview methodology, conducted extensive archival research, provided archival research methodological training, and produced reports, memo, gap analyses, and grant applications for Indigenous Nations across B.C. and Alberta.
Alissa holds a B.A. in History (Hons) from the University of Victoria and an M.Phil. in Public History & Cultural Heritage from Trinity College, Dublin. She recently led a panel on Indigenous-led Cumulative Effects Assessments at the International Association of Impact Assessment conference. She has also co-developed and co-taught an upper-level Anthropology course, Applied and Community-Based Anthropology, at the University of Victoria with Towagh Behr.
Email: alissa@kwusen.comOffice Phone: 250-661-9182