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Curriculum Vitae
Academic Qualifications:
2002 - 2006, Queen’s University – PhD Candidate (Geography – Native Studies) In process - Current research is focused on the historical development of Algonquin Provincial Park in connection with historical and contemporary issues concerning the Aboriginal Algonquin land claim in this area. Specifically the research addresses the development and context of historical and present-day land use policies in parks and protected areas and how historical issues of native land appropriation impact on the current negotiations. The current problematic negotiation of native land claims in the park area are a direct result of the initial failure of park policy to address Aboriginal interests at the time of the creation of the park. Historical discourses reveal an evolution of ideas connecting political and social conceptions of nature/wilderness with park development and management and the place of Aboriginal people in nature and society. These connections regarding Aboriginal/State relations are evident in the development of Indian policy and the status of Aboriginal people – both historically and in the present-day.
2001, Queen’s University – Master of Arts (Geography) - Studies focused on historical land use development and legislation in Upper Canada, and the cultural and social history of Aboriginal peoples. These included; the construction of identity and the social construction of race; perceptions of space and place in relation to environment and resource use; cultural ecology – the interaction of human culture with the environment; the historical development of the colonial treaty process; religious beliefs of Native peoples; the impacts of colonialism on indigenous nations; and the theoretical application of research methodology and utilization of data bases. Thesis: “Land of Which the Savages Stood in No Particular Need”: Dispossessing the Algonquins of South-Eastern Ontario of Their Lands, 1760-1930.
1992, Queen’s University – Bachelor of Arts, Honours (Geography)-
Focused on cultural and historical issues; historical land use development in south-eastern Ontario; public policy and ethnicity; and economic, cultural and social impacts of colonialism in Third World countries. Completed courses in quantitative methodology, economic geography and field methods.
1989, University of Western Ontario, Bachelor of Arts (Geography), Resource Conservation -
Focused on geology, pedology, resource management, rural development, and statistical analysis.
Professional Experience:
Research:
Co-ordinator - Demographic Research Project – “Women in Own-Account Self-Employment in Canada: a Policy Perspective” - Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, ON. (Dr. Judy Bates) - September – October 2001 - Contacting, researching and interviewing a cross-demographic sample of self-employed women in the Kingston area for inclusion in the “Status of Women” report.
Researcher/Analyst - SSHRC Funded Research Project, Department of Geography, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON – Department of Geography, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.
2001 – continuing.
Data Analyst/Researcher – “Homeland, Third Space, Identity: The Landscapes of the Alderville Mississauga.” Collaborating with Dr. Osborne and Dr. Ripmeester - Accumulate data pertaining to the cultural historiography of the Mississauga community in Alderville. This includes historical Mississauga land use patterns in the study area; interviews with elders of the Mississauga community to ascertain their historical land use; research on historical ethno-geographic issues surrounding the validity and content of the Williams Treaty; reconstructing the historical ethno-geographic composition of the communities occupying the land through genealogical charting, and use and occupancy mapping.
Data Analyst/Researcher - Joan Holmes and Associates, Inc. Ottawa, ON – 1999 - Completed research utilizing statistical, demographic and economic factors to determine genealogy and historical land use patterns of Non-Status Algonquin families in Ardoch, Ontario. Compiled statistics, recorded social science data and updated files. Synthesized and composed a coordinated study for inclusion in a final report –“Report on Non-status Algonquin Communities: Antoine First Nation, Ardoch Algonquins, and Bonnechere Métis Association.”
Researcher: Historical-Geographical Community Development - Ardoch Algonquin First Nation and Allies (AAFNA), Ardoch, ON - 1996 – 2000 - Undertook extensive historical, genealogical, and individual land ownership research at the local municipal level, and at provincial – federal levels. Accessed and utilized historical documentation from the National and Provincial Archives and from archival resources in relevant township offices. Interacted and corresponded with community elders regarding their ancestral occupancy of the area surrounding Ardoch. Compiled and interpreted genealogical charts which demonstrated the cultural and geographical survival of a distinct community in the area.
Education:
Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography – Queen’s University, Kingston, ON. September 1994 - April 1996; September 2002 - present.
Guest Lecturer – “Geographies of Aboriginal Peoples ”, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, 2001 - issues relevant to historical land ownership for Aboriginal people.
Research Assistant - Canadian Association of Geographers, Dr. Evelyn Peters, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON - Summer, 1999 - Compiled of a list of published Canadian Geographers who have contributed to Native Studies in Geography in the last ten years.
Research Assistant: Department of Geography, University of Western Ontario, London, ON. Soils Laboratory. 1986 – 1987.
Publications:
Huitema, M., 2003, “Aboriginal Stewardship and Participation in Cultural and Natural Heritage Planning
and Policy: The Algonquin Nation in the Ottawa Valley.” Parks Research Forum of Ontario (PRFO) (Conference on)
Protected Areas and Watershed Management, University of Western Ontario.
Huitema, M, March 26, 2003 “Dissonant Ideologies: The Algonquin -Mississauga Presence in the
Ottawa-Huron Tract in Nineteenth Century Ontario.” Algonquin Research Symposium 2003: Social Science in
Parks and Protected Areas, Algonquin Park
Huitema, M. E., 2001, “‘Land of Which the Savages Stood in no Particular Need’: Dispossessing the
Algonquins of South Eastern Ontario of their Lands, 1760 1930,” M.A. Thesis, Queen’s University, Kingston.
Available online at: Huitema, M. E., 2001
Huitema, M., B. Osborne and M. Ripmeester, 2002 “Imagined Spaces, Constructed Boundaries, Conflicting Claims: A Legacy of Postcolonial Conflict in Eastern Ontario”, International Journal of Canadian Studies, 25, Spring Issue.
Presentations/Conferences:
Cagont, 2003, October 24-25, Queen’s University, “‘Homeland’ or ‘Wilderness’? National Parks Development and the Algonquin Nation in the 19th-20th Century Ottawa Valley.”
Parks Research Forum of Ontario (PRFO) Annual Conference on Protected Areas and Watershed Management, 2003, “Aboriginal Stewardship and Participation in Cultural and Natural Heritage Planning and Policy: The Algonquin Nation in the Ottawa Valley.” University of Western Ontario (UWO), May 8-10th.
Algonquin Research Symposium 2003: Social Science in Parks and Protected Areas, “Dissonant Ideologies: The Algonquin -Mississauga Presence in the Ottawa-Huron Tract in Nineteenth Century Ontario.” Algonquin Park, March 26, 2003.
34TH Algonquian Conference: Queen’s University, Nov. 2002. “The Power of Mapping –(De)constructing Culture Through A Symbolic System” .
Third Annual Symposium: Aboriginal Studies, Queen’s University, Nov 3-4, 2001, “Colonial Settlement Policy, Dispossession, Resistance, and Renewal: The Ardoch Algonquin First Nation.”
Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting – June, 2001. “Colonial Legislation and Policy - An Effective Barrier to Historical Land Ownership for Non-Status Aboriginals? A Case Study.”
Ban Righ Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston – September 25, 2000, “Overcoming Obstacles.”
Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting – June 2000, “The Dispossession of Native People from their Lands: The Mississauga-Algonquin Conflict.”
Conference: Two Days of Canada, Brock University, November 4-5, 1998, “Tracing Land Ownership Patterns of a Dispossessed Algonquin Family: A Case Study.”
Personal Data:
Hobbies - Gardening, Bird watching, Travelled throughout Africa (1980).
Sports –Canoeing, Hiking, Scuba Diving (NAUI certified).
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