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Research paper thumbnail of The Unsaid of the Grand Dérangement: An Analysis of Outsider and Regional Interpretations of Acadian History. (2016).

This review article explores how historians' interpretations of the grand dérangement have varied... more This review article explores how historians' interpretations of the grand dérangement have varied from early scholarship in the 1800s to scholarship in 2012. Using Thomas Barnes' " 'Historiography of the Acadians' Grand Dérangement, 1755 " as a starting point, this article seeks to compare and contrast literature speaking to the historic process as interpreted by regional and outside scholars. Overall, this review article seeks to assess how scholarly trends of analysis of the grand dérangement have been maintained over time, and how others have shifted.

Research paper thumbnail of United Against Fracking: Opposition to Shale Gas Exploration in Elsipogtog, New Brunswick. (2015)

In October 2013, there was nationwide attention on Highway 134 in New Brunswick. Protestors block... more In October 2013, there was nationwide attention on Highway 134 in New Brunswick. Protestors blockaded the highway in opposition to shale gas exploration by SWN Resources. This article examines this protest through the social justice frames of Indigenous rights, historic relations, and environmental rights and Mi’kmaq, Acadians, and environmentalists as the key social actors. I explore how social actors were able create and mobilize resources within various frames in order to form a unified protest and collective agenda. I argue that through the mobilization of these resources, protesters were able to create a firm stance in opposition to shale gas exploration in New Brunswick.

Research paper thumbnail of Emergence and Progression of Acadian Ethnic and Political Identities: Alliance and Land-Based Inter-Peoples Relations in Early Acadia to Today. (2015)

This article provides an ethnohistorical overview of the emergence and progression of Acadian eth... more This article provides an ethnohistorical overview of the emergence and progression of Acadian ethnic and political identities over time. Strongly based in their relations with the Mi’kmaq during the colonization of Nova Scotia, the Acadians became a unique political entity who identified themselves as neutral. Through the advances made in the colony, British authorities soon realized that the alliance formed between the Acadians and Mi’kmaq could present a threat. This article provides background for the reemerging Acadian-Mi’kmaq relations occurring today around environmental and land-based concerns and seeks to provide the reader with an overview of the shifting Acadian socio-political ideologies throughout their history.

Book Chapters by Katie K. MacLeod

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2016). Pre-Contact Economies and the Fur Trade. In, K. G. Brown, M. B. Doucette, & J. E. Tulk (Eds.), Indigenous Business in Canada: Principles and Practices, 2-12.

Indigenous Business in Canada addresses contemporary concerns and issues in the doing of Aborigin... more Indigenous Business in Canada addresses contemporary concerns and issues in the doing of Aboriginal business in Canada, reveals some of the challenges and diverse approaches to business in indigenous contexts from coast to coast to coast, and demonstrates the direct impact that history and policy, past and present, have on business and business education.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2016). Treaties and Land Claims in Canada. In, K. G. Brown, M. B. Doucette, & J. E. Tulk (Eds.), Indigenous Business in Canada: Principles and Practices, 271-284.

Indigenous Business in Canada addresses contemporary concerns and issues in the doing of Aborigin... more Indigenous Business in Canada addresses contemporary concerns and issues in the doing of Aboriginal business in Canada, reveals some of the challenges and diverse approaches to business in indigenous contexts from coast to coast to coast, and demonstrates the direct impact that history and policy, past and present, have on business and business education.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2016). Indian Residential Schools, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, and Truth and Reconciliation. In, K. G. Brown, M. B. Doucette, & J. E. Tulk (Eds.), Indigenous Business in Canada: Principles and Practices, 285-291.

Indigenous Business in Canada addresses contemporary concerns and issues in the doing of Aborigin... more Indigenous Business in Canada addresses contemporary concerns and issues in the doing of Aboriginal business in Canada, reveals some of the challenges and diverse approaches to business in indigenous contexts from coast to coast to coast, and demonstrates the direct impact that history and policy, past and present, have on business and business education.

Theses by Katie K. MacLeod

Research paper thumbnail of Displaced Mixed-Blood: An Ethnographic Exploration of Metis Identities in Nova Scotia. Carleton University. Unpublished Master's Thesis. (2013).

With recent resurgences of Métis recognition in Canada there have been increasingly more opportun... more With recent resurgences of Métis recognition in Canada there have been increasingly more opportunities for self-identifying Métis to gain legal recognition from the Canadian State. Although the Maritimes has not been viewed as a region with a Métis presence in the past, there are various populations present that are searching for this recognition. This study explores the historic mixed-blood that is present among the self-identifying Métis in Nova Scotia. I explore the way these Métis identities are contextualized in Canada though history, law, and Indigenous-settler relations. Particularly, I provide an analysis of Métis identification in Nova Scotia though genealogy, language, colonialism and denial. Lastly, this study shows the struggles the Métis face when positioning themselves within constitutional categories in an effort to be acknowledged as Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.

Research paper thumbnail of Leaving L'Acadie: Cultural Retention Among Self-Identified Acadians Living Outside Traditional Regions. Dalhousie University. Unpublished Undergraduate Honours Thesis. (2011).

The Acadians in Nova Scotia are by far a minority, however, their culture remains to be strong. I... more The Acadians in Nova Scotia are by far a minority, however, their culture remains to be strong. In various parts of the province there are small tight-knit communities that perpetuate and live Acadian culture from day to day. However, this is not the case for all those who self-identify as Acadian. With employment and education opportunities elsewhere in the province, many Acadians have and continue to leave the Acadian regions and move to more industrial towns and cities. When they leave they risk assimilation into the dominant English-speaking population and mainstream society. This paper is based on research done among self-identified Acadians who explain the various ways they preserve and retain their culture while not living in a traditional region. The data also sheds light on their struggles, regrets, sense of belonging and identity; an identity that is tied to various primordial ties, displays of ethnicity, cultural resurgence and history.

Book Reviews by Katie K. MacLeod

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. (2016). Leslie Brown and Susan Strega. Research as Resistance: Revisiting Critical, Indigenous, and Anti-Oppressive Approaches, Second Edition. (Toronto, ON: 2015, Canadian Scholars’ Press. Pp. 269, ISBN: 978-1551308-82-1.). , 38(1-2)

Ethnologies, 2016

MacLeod, K. (2016). Leslie Brown and Susan Strega. Research as Resistance: Revisiting Critical, I... more MacLeod, K. (2016). Leslie Brown and Susan Strega. Research as
Resistance: Revisiting Critical, Indigenous, and Anti-Oppressive Approaches,
Second Edition. (Toronto, ON: 2015, Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Pp. 269, ISBN: 978-1551308-82-1.). , 38(1-2)

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. (2015). Marie Battiste (ed.). Living Treaties: Narrating Mi’kmaw Treaty Relations. (Sydney, NS: 2016, Cape Breton University Press. Pp. 317, ISBN-13: 978-1-77206-053-9.)

Ethnologies

MacLeod, K. (2015). Marie Battiste (ed.). Living Treaties: Narrating Mi’kmaw Treaty Relations. (S... more MacLeod, K. (2015). Marie Battiste (ed.). Living Treaties: Narrating
Mi’kmaw Treaty Relations. (Sydney, NS: 2016, Cape Breton University
Press. Pp. 317, ISBN-13: 978-1-77206-053-9.). Ethnologies, 37(2)

Research paper thumbnail of Ethnography from Within: A Review Essay of Allison Pugh's "Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture. ". Platform. (2014).

This review essay provides an overview of Allison Pugh’s ethnography Longing and Belonging: Paren... more This review essay provides an overview of Allison Pugh’s ethnography Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture, with particular attention to her methodological approaches and positionality as both an insider and an outsider within the context of her research. Through participant observation and interviews with children and parents in three schools in Oakland, California that span social classes, Pugh is able to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of how childhood consumerism in the North America is centered on a desire to belong rather than influences of advertising and marketing. She is able to deploy various concepts such as performivity, economy of dignity, and consumption to examine the deeper symbolic and socio-cultural significances attached to children’s desire to belong and parent’s feelings of obligation in their decisions to purchase consumer products.

Invited Talks by Katie K. MacLeod

Research paper thumbnail of Early Settler History of Mi'kma'ki: Stories of Cultural and Trade Relations (2014)

Selected Conference Presentations by Katie K. MacLeod

Research paper thumbnail of Out-Migration for Industry: Acadian Identity Retention in Industrial Cape Breton

In various parts of Nova Scotia there are small tight-knit communities that perpetuate and live A... more In various parts of Nova Scotia there are small tight-knit communities that perpetuate and live Acadian culture from day to day. However, this is not the case for all those who self-identify as Acadian. With employment and education opportunities elsewhere in the province, over the last century, many Acadians have left and continue to leave the Acadian regions and move to more industrial and urban areas of the province. This paper explores movement from Acadian communities to Industrial Cape Breton during the peak of the steel and coal industries. I analyze the patterns of migration through the stories of Acadian people who experienced this transition over three generations. Acadians who participated in these labour migrations risked assimilation into the dominant English-speaking population and cultural losses; however, Acadians in this study explain the various ways they preserve and retain their culture in these industrial settings while experiencing issues of belonging, struggle, regret, pride and cultural resurgence.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2013, November 24). Displaced Mixed-Blood: An Ethnographic Exploration of Métis Identities in Nova Scotia. American Anthropology Association Annual General Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2013, May 29). “The Woods are my Church”: Métis’ Relationship to Land, Animals and Waters in Nova Scotia. Religious Diversity in Atlantic Canada: Building Collaborative Research Capacity for the Present and the Future. Halifax, NS.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2013, April 5). Displaced Mixed-Blood: An Ethnographic Exploration of Métis Identities in Nova Scotia. Thinking Power, Recognition and Identity Conference. Ottawa, ON.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2012, November 15). Defining Distinctiveness: A Search for Métis Recognition in the Maritimes. American Anthropology Association Annual General Meeting. San Francisco, CA.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2012, May 9). The Power of History: Exploring the Foundations of the Acadian-Métis Identity. Canadian Anthropology Society Conference. Edmonton, AB.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2012, March 16). Historic Foundations: Exploring Early Acadian-Mi’kmaq Relations. Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Student Conference. Ottawa, ON.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2011, April 5). Leaving l’Acadie: Cultural Retention Among Self-Identified Acadians Living Outside Traditional Regions. Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology Student Conference. Halifax, NS.

Research paper thumbnail of The Unsaid of the Grand Dérangement: An Analysis of Outsider and Regional Interpretations of Acadian History. (2016).

This review article explores how historians' interpretations of the grand dérangement have varied... more This review article explores how historians' interpretations of the grand dérangement have varied from early scholarship in the 1800s to scholarship in 2012. Using Thomas Barnes' " 'Historiography of the Acadians' Grand Dérangement, 1755 " as a starting point, this article seeks to compare and contrast literature speaking to the historic process as interpreted by regional and outside scholars. Overall, this review article seeks to assess how scholarly trends of analysis of the grand dérangement have been maintained over time, and how others have shifted.

Research paper thumbnail of United Against Fracking: Opposition to Shale Gas Exploration in Elsipogtog, New Brunswick. (2015)

In October 2013, there was nationwide attention on Highway 134 in New Brunswick. Protestors block... more In October 2013, there was nationwide attention on Highway 134 in New Brunswick. Protestors blockaded the highway in opposition to shale gas exploration by SWN Resources. This article examines this protest through the social justice frames of Indigenous rights, historic relations, and environmental rights and Mi’kmaq, Acadians, and environmentalists as the key social actors. I explore how social actors were able create and mobilize resources within various frames in order to form a unified protest and collective agenda. I argue that through the mobilization of these resources, protesters were able to create a firm stance in opposition to shale gas exploration in New Brunswick.

Research paper thumbnail of Emergence and Progression of Acadian Ethnic and Political Identities: Alliance and Land-Based Inter-Peoples Relations in Early Acadia to Today. (2015)

This article provides an ethnohistorical overview of the emergence and progression of Acadian eth... more This article provides an ethnohistorical overview of the emergence and progression of Acadian ethnic and political identities over time. Strongly based in their relations with the Mi’kmaq during the colonization of Nova Scotia, the Acadians became a unique political entity who identified themselves as neutral. Through the advances made in the colony, British authorities soon realized that the alliance formed between the Acadians and Mi’kmaq could present a threat. This article provides background for the reemerging Acadian-Mi’kmaq relations occurring today around environmental and land-based concerns and seeks to provide the reader with an overview of the shifting Acadian socio-political ideologies throughout their history.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2016). Pre-Contact Economies and the Fur Trade. In, K. G. Brown, M. B. Doucette, & J. E. Tulk (Eds.), Indigenous Business in Canada: Principles and Practices, 2-12.

Indigenous Business in Canada addresses contemporary concerns and issues in the doing of Aborigin... more Indigenous Business in Canada addresses contemporary concerns and issues in the doing of Aboriginal business in Canada, reveals some of the challenges and diverse approaches to business in indigenous contexts from coast to coast to coast, and demonstrates the direct impact that history and policy, past and present, have on business and business education.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2016). Treaties and Land Claims in Canada. In, K. G. Brown, M. B. Doucette, & J. E. Tulk (Eds.), Indigenous Business in Canada: Principles and Practices, 271-284.

Indigenous Business in Canada addresses contemporary concerns and issues in the doing of Aborigin... more Indigenous Business in Canada addresses contemporary concerns and issues in the doing of Aboriginal business in Canada, reveals some of the challenges and diverse approaches to business in indigenous contexts from coast to coast to coast, and demonstrates the direct impact that history and policy, past and present, have on business and business education.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2016). Indian Residential Schools, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, and Truth and Reconciliation. In, K. G. Brown, M. B. Doucette, & J. E. Tulk (Eds.), Indigenous Business in Canada: Principles and Practices, 285-291.

Indigenous Business in Canada addresses contemporary concerns and issues in the doing of Aborigin... more Indigenous Business in Canada addresses contemporary concerns and issues in the doing of Aboriginal business in Canada, reveals some of the challenges and diverse approaches to business in indigenous contexts from coast to coast to coast, and demonstrates the direct impact that history and policy, past and present, have on business and business education.

Research paper thumbnail of Displaced Mixed-Blood: An Ethnographic Exploration of Metis Identities in Nova Scotia. Carleton University. Unpublished Master's Thesis. (2013).

With recent resurgences of Métis recognition in Canada there have been increasingly more opportun... more With recent resurgences of Métis recognition in Canada there have been increasingly more opportunities for self-identifying Métis to gain legal recognition from the Canadian State. Although the Maritimes has not been viewed as a region with a Métis presence in the past, there are various populations present that are searching for this recognition. This study explores the historic mixed-blood that is present among the self-identifying Métis in Nova Scotia. I explore the way these Métis identities are contextualized in Canada though history, law, and Indigenous-settler relations. Particularly, I provide an analysis of Métis identification in Nova Scotia though genealogy, language, colonialism and denial. Lastly, this study shows the struggles the Métis face when positioning themselves within constitutional categories in an effort to be acknowledged as Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.

Research paper thumbnail of Leaving L'Acadie: Cultural Retention Among Self-Identified Acadians Living Outside Traditional Regions. Dalhousie University. Unpublished Undergraduate Honours Thesis. (2011).

The Acadians in Nova Scotia are by far a minority, however, their culture remains to be strong. I... more The Acadians in Nova Scotia are by far a minority, however, their culture remains to be strong. In various parts of the province there are small tight-knit communities that perpetuate and live Acadian culture from day to day. However, this is not the case for all those who self-identify as Acadian. With employment and education opportunities elsewhere in the province, many Acadians have and continue to leave the Acadian regions and move to more industrial towns and cities. When they leave they risk assimilation into the dominant English-speaking population and mainstream society. This paper is based on research done among self-identified Acadians who explain the various ways they preserve and retain their culture while not living in a traditional region. The data also sheds light on their struggles, regrets, sense of belonging and identity; an identity that is tied to various primordial ties, displays of ethnicity, cultural resurgence and history.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. (2016). Leslie Brown and Susan Strega. Research as Resistance: Revisiting Critical, Indigenous, and Anti-Oppressive Approaches, Second Edition. (Toronto, ON: 2015, Canadian Scholars’ Press. Pp. 269, ISBN: 978-1551308-82-1.). , 38(1-2)

Ethnologies, 2016

MacLeod, K. (2016). Leslie Brown and Susan Strega. Research as Resistance: Revisiting Critical, I... more MacLeod, K. (2016). Leslie Brown and Susan Strega. Research as
Resistance: Revisiting Critical, Indigenous, and Anti-Oppressive Approaches,
Second Edition. (Toronto, ON: 2015, Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Pp. 269, ISBN: 978-1551308-82-1.). , 38(1-2)

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. (2015). Marie Battiste (ed.). Living Treaties: Narrating Mi’kmaw Treaty Relations. (Sydney, NS: 2016, Cape Breton University Press. Pp. 317, ISBN-13: 978-1-77206-053-9.)

Ethnologies

MacLeod, K. (2015). Marie Battiste (ed.). Living Treaties: Narrating Mi’kmaw Treaty Relations. (S... more MacLeod, K. (2015). Marie Battiste (ed.). Living Treaties: Narrating
Mi’kmaw Treaty Relations. (Sydney, NS: 2016, Cape Breton University
Press. Pp. 317, ISBN-13: 978-1-77206-053-9.). Ethnologies, 37(2)

Research paper thumbnail of Ethnography from Within: A Review Essay of Allison Pugh's "Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture. ". Platform. (2014).

This review essay provides an overview of Allison Pugh’s ethnography Longing and Belonging: Paren... more This review essay provides an overview of Allison Pugh’s ethnography Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture, with particular attention to her methodological approaches and positionality as both an insider and an outsider within the context of her research. Through participant observation and interviews with children and parents in three schools in Oakland, California that span social classes, Pugh is able to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of how childhood consumerism in the North America is centered on a desire to belong rather than influences of advertising and marketing. She is able to deploy various concepts such as performivity, economy of dignity, and consumption to examine the deeper symbolic and socio-cultural significances attached to children’s desire to belong and parent’s feelings of obligation in their decisions to purchase consumer products.

Research paper thumbnail of Early Settler History of Mi'kma'ki: Stories of Cultural and Trade Relations (2014)

Research paper thumbnail of Out-Migration for Industry: Acadian Identity Retention in Industrial Cape Breton

In various parts of Nova Scotia there are small tight-knit communities that perpetuate and live A... more In various parts of Nova Scotia there are small tight-knit communities that perpetuate and live Acadian culture from day to day. However, this is not the case for all those who self-identify as Acadian. With employment and education opportunities elsewhere in the province, over the last century, many Acadians have left and continue to leave the Acadian regions and move to more industrial and urban areas of the province. This paper explores movement from Acadian communities to Industrial Cape Breton during the peak of the steel and coal industries. I analyze the patterns of migration through the stories of Acadian people who experienced this transition over three generations. Acadians who participated in these labour migrations risked assimilation into the dominant English-speaking population and cultural losses; however, Acadians in this study explain the various ways they preserve and retain their culture in these industrial settings while experiencing issues of belonging, struggle, regret, pride and cultural resurgence.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2013, November 24). Displaced Mixed-Blood: An Ethnographic Exploration of Métis Identities in Nova Scotia. American Anthropology Association Annual General Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2013, May 29). “The Woods are my Church”: Métis’ Relationship to Land, Animals and Waters in Nova Scotia. Religious Diversity in Atlantic Canada: Building Collaborative Research Capacity for the Present and the Future. Halifax, NS.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2013, April 5). Displaced Mixed-Blood: An Ethnographic Exploration of Métis Identities in Nova Scotia. Thinking Power, Recognition and Identity Conference. Ottawa, ON.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2012, November 15). Defining Distinctiveness: A Search for Métis Recognition in the Maritimes. American Anthropology Association Annual General Meeting. San Francisco, CA.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2012, May 9). The Power of History: Exploring the Foundations of the Acadian-Métis Identity. Canadian Anthropology Society Conference. Edmonton, AB.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2012, March 16). Historic Foundations: Exploring Early Acadian-Mi’kmaq Relations. Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Student Conference. Ottawa, ON.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2011, April 5). Leaving l’Acadie: Cultural Retention Among Self-Identified Acadians Living Outside Traditional Regions. Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology Student Conference. Halifax, NS.

Research paper thumbnail of MacLeod, K. K. (2010, March 20). Hill Tribes and Elephants: Making a Difference? Volunteering Abroad – A Student’s Perspective as part of the Global Development Speakers Series. Dalhousie University Halifax, NS.

Research paper thumbnail of Bearman AUTHENTICS: A Case Study in Aboriginal Business (2015)

entrepreneurship; small business; decision-making; target market; expanding business

Research paper thumbnail of Tourism at Broughton Archipelago: A Case Study in Aboriginal Business (2015)

cultural tourism; sacred sites; proper conduct; cultural heritage; media; decision-making; ethics

Research paper thumbnail of Salmon n' Bannock A: A Case Study in Aboriginal Business (2015)

local food and operations in a First Nation restaurant

Research paper thumbnail of Salmon n' Bannock B: A Case Study in Aboriginal Business (2015)

local food and supply in a First Nation restaurant

Research paper thumbnail of Métis in Atlantic Canada

Special edition of Métis Coffee Talk about Métis in Atlantic Canada. The presentation focuses on ... more Special edition of Métis Coffee Talk about Métis in Atlantic Canada. The presentation focuses on understanding the history of Métis in Eastern Canada.