Alissa Cartwright, M.Phil

Indigenous Rights Researcher

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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Alissa was Kwusen’s Research Manager from 2019 to 2026 and is continuing to support select research projects at Kwusen during her return to graduate school. In her position as Research Manager, Alissa worked with more than a dozen First Nations on the completion of Indigenous Land Use Studies, Cumulative Effects Assessments, Cultural Heritage Assessments, and other types of research studies. . 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 has presented at conferences for the International Association of Impact Assessment and the Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects. 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.

Alissa is currently working part-time at Kwusen as she pursues graduate studies at the University of Victoria.

Email: alissa@kwusen.com

Office Phone: 250-661-9182