Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Keith Carlson's PhD dissertation "The Power of Place, the Problem of Time: A Study of Aboriginal Identity and History" received honourable mention in the competition for the John Bullen Prize for outstanding historical dissertation written by a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant living in Canada and attending a Canadian university. Keith's dissertation examines the history of collective identity among the Aboriginal people of the lower Fraser River watershed in British Columbia. He received his award at the annual meeting of the Canadian Historical Association at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg on June 5, 2004. Congratulations, Keith!