Dorothy Kennedy, M.A., D. Phil. Principal Analyst/ Partner Bouchard and Kennedy Research Consultants 171 Bushby Street, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8S 1B5 Dorothy Kennedy completed a Doctorate degree in Anthropology from the University of Oxford, England, and an award-winning Masters degree in Anthropology from the University of Victoria. For almost 40 years, including a decade devoted intensively to ethnographic fieldwork in First Nations’ communities, she has specialized in full-time research relating to the aboriginal cultures of British Columbia, Washington State and more recently, Alberta. Dr. Kennedy has extensive experience in all stages of the research process, from conceptual planning and document review to issue-focused research, analysis and reporting, in addition to the preparation of expert reports and the presentation of expert opinions in civil and criminal litigation, and within the regulatory process. Research led by Dr. Kennedy has made important contributions to understanding governments’ Aboriginal policies, as well as the history and culture of the First Nations themselves. Kennedy is also the author of hundreds of reports, as well as numerous published articles and books, both scientific and popular, including DIAND’s Reference Guide to the Establishment of Indian Reserves in British Columbia 1849-1911, and four articles in the Plateau and Northwest Coast volumes of the Smithsonian Institution’s prestigious Handbook of North American Indians. Education: University of Oxford (Exeter College), Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Oxford, England, September 1997 – June 2000 D.Phil Anthropology Doctoral Thesis Title: Threads to the Past: the Construction and Transformation of Kinship in the Coast Salish Social Network. May 2000. University of Victoria 1969-1971, 1982, 1985, 1988-May 1995 Department of Anthropology; Heritage Conservation Program (Summer 1992: focus on defining the cultural landscape) B.A. Anthropology (1st Class, With Distinction) M.A. Anthropology (1st Class, With Distinction) Master’s Thesis Title: Looking for Tribes in all the Wrong Places: an Examination of the Central Coast Salish Social Network. May 1995. [Awarded Lieutenant Governor's Medal] Page 1 Awards: Lieutenant Governor's Medal (presented by the University of Victoria for the university's most outstanding thesis); Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship (3-year award); Overseas Research Award (Oxford), Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom (3-year award); British Columbia Heritage Trust Scholarship; University of Oxford, Committee for Graduate Studies, Research Award; Exeter College, University of Oxford, Research/Travel Award (2); Alice E. Wilson Award (National award presented by the Canadian Federation of University Women). Languages: English; French (reading knowledge); Spanish (reading knowledge); Salishan languages (basic comprehension) Occupation: Socio-cultural Anthropologist; Ethnohistorian Volunteer Positions: Western Representative, Exeter College, University of Oxford, 2000-2010 City of Victoria, Advisory Social Planning Committee, 2005-2006 Public Advisory Board, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve 2008-2010 Research: Conducted ethnographic field research with the following First Nations: Interior Salish (British Columbia and Washington State) 1971-2007; Coast Salish (British Columbia and Washington State) 1971-2007; Kwakwala (Southern Kwakiutl) 1988; 2000-2001, 2008- 9; Haisla (Kitlope) 1988; Coast Tsimshian 1988-1989; 2000-2004; Westcoast (Nootka or Nuu-chah-nulth), 1989-2004; Nitinaht (Ditidaht) 1989-2004, 2008; Dene Zaa (2010- 2011). Conducted ethnographic research in 1993-1997 among the Mayan Indians (Mopan, Yucatecen, and Kekchi Maya) of Belize, Central America (including documentation of Mayan festivals). Archival: Conducted extensive archival research, 1971-2007, 2010-1011 at various institutions throughout Canada (British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario), the United States (Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C.), and England. Page 2 Photographic: Photographed and compiled, between 1975-1976, an inventory of Salishan artifacts held by institutions outside British Columbia; Photographed various Native activities in connection with ethnographic research, 1971- 2004; Provided to the Brooklyn Museum, New York, a collection of photographs to accompany a display relating to Northwest Coast Indians, 1991; Provided to the Nanaimo Museum a collection of photographs to accompany display of Northwest Coast basketry, 1993; Provided to the U.S. Department of Agriculture a collection of photographs of camas preparation to be used for a U.S. Forest Service video production, 1996. Professional Employment (Client List): Indian Bands and Tribal Councils (in alphabetical order): Alkali Lake Indian Band, Alkali Lake, BC; Blueberry River Indian Band, Fort St. John. BC; Campbell River Indian Band, Campbell River, BC; Colville Confederated Tribes, Omak, Washington State; Comox Indian Band, Comox, BC; Duncan First Nation, Alberta; Esquimalt Nation, Victoria, BC; Ditidaht (Nitinaht) Indian Band, Malachan (Nitinaht Lake), BC; Fountain Indian Band, Lillooet, BC; Gitlakdamix Indian Band (Nisga'a Tribal Council), New Aiyansh, BC; Homalco Indian Band, Campbell River, BC; Horse Lake First Nation, Alberta; Kamloops Indian Band, Kamloops, BC; Kanaka Bar Indian Band, Fraser Canyon, BC; Lax Kw'alaams (Port Simpson) Indian Band, Port Simpson, BC; Lil’wat Nation, (Creekside Resources Inc.), Mount Currie, BC McLeod Lake Indian Band, McLeod Lake, BC; Makah Tribe, Washington State; Nanaimo First Nation, Nanaimo, BC; Nisqually Indian Tribe, Olympia, Washington State; Nlha7kápmx (Thompson) Tribal Council, Lytton, BC; Okanagan Indian Band, Vernon, BC; Pacheedaht Firt Nation, Port Renfrew, BC; Qualicum First Nation, Qualicum Bay, BC; Sechelt Indian Band, Sechelt, BC; Siska Indian Band, Fraser Canyon, BC; Sliammon Indian Band (Sliammon Treaty Society), Sliammon, BC; Squamish Nation, North Vancouver and Squamish, BC; Takla Lake Indian Band, Takla Landing, BC; Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, Tofino, BC; Tseshaht Indian Band, Port Alberni, BC; T’Sou-ke First Nation, Sooke, BC. Corporations (including Crown Corporations): British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.; Page 3 BC Hydro and Power Authority; MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.; Canadian National Railway; Aluminium Company of Canada; Fletcher Challenge Canada Ltd.; MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.; Doman Industries Ltd.; Westcoast Energy Limited; Western Forests Products; Columbia Power Corporation; Powerhouse Energy Corporation; Sea Breeze Energy Inc.; Deloitte and Touche; Plutonic Energy. Plum Creek Timber Co. (Washington State); Governments: British Columbia Heritage Conservation Branch; British Columbia Archaeology Branch; British Columbia Heritage Trust; British Columbia Ministry of Highways; British Columbia Ministry of Forests; British Columbia Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs; British Columbia Parks Branch; British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General Ministry; British Columbia Buildings Corporation; Corporation of the District of Burnaby; Canada. Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Claims and Historical Research Centre, Ottawa; Canada. Department of Indian Affairs, Specific Claims West, Vancouver; Canada. Department of Indian Affairs, Litigation Support Directorate, Vancouver; Canada. Department of Justice, Vancouver & Ottawa; Canada. Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific Region; Canada. Parks Canada, Western Region, Calgary; Canada. Transport Canada, Vancouver; United States Army Corps of Engineers (Washington State); United States Bureau of Reclamation (Washington State); United States Forest Service, Naches (Washington State); City of Tacoma (Washington State); Washington State, Department of the Attorney General. Page 4 Law Firms (partial list): Ladner Downs, Vancouver, BC; Davis and Company, Vancouver, BC; Russell and DuMoulin, Vancouver, BC; Lawson, Lundell, Lawson and McIntosh, Vancouver, BC; Lawson, Lundell, Vancouver, BC; Ratcliff and Company, North Vancouver, BC; Cook, Roberts, Victoria, BC; Miller Thomson, Vancouver/Victoria, BC; Janes, Freedman and Kyle, Vancouver, BC Van Ness Feldman, Washington, DC.; Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Tacoma, Washington; Gardner, Bond, Trabolsi, Seattle, Washington. Consulting Companies: Arcas Consulting Archaeologists Ltd., Coquitlam; I.R. Wilson Consulting Ltd., Victoria; Millennia Research, Victoria; Westland Resource Group, Victoria; ArchaeoTech Associates, Victoria; Stewart and Ewing Associates Ltd., Vancouver; Moresby Consulting, Nanaimo; Golder and Associates; Atlanta, Georgia; Parametrix Inc, Seattle,Washington. Historical Groups: Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail Association; Nanaimo District Museum. Project Experience (Partial List) Many of Dr. Kennedy’s special projects and “strength of claim” reports that have been prepared for First Nations, industry and governments remain confidential; nevertheless, the following partially- annotated list of projects illustrates the scope, range, time and sensitivity of those undertaken on behalf of various clients. March 2011: An Examination of Matsqui Traditional Territory: A Literature Review and Analysis. Report Prepared for BC Hydro and Power Authority. The report objective was summarize the known and available evidence describing the extent of lands considered to be the traditional territory of the Matsqui people of the lower Fraser River. October 2010-April 2011: Dawson Creek