Lindsay M. Montgomery

My name is Lindsay M. Montgomery, and I am an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Indigenous Studies at the University of Toronto St. George campus. My work draws on methods and theories in Indigenous Archaeology; a theoretical and methodological paradigm that includes research with, for, and by Native peoples. I position myself as an ally in Indigenous efforts to reclaim cultural heritage and create counter-histories of persistence, resistance, and survivance. I come at this work from a Feminist standpoint as a multi-racial (Scottish & African American descent), middle class, woman. Building on my interests in Black and Indigenous interactions, ethnohistory, critical cartography, and material culture, I am currently involved in three collaborative projects:

• Tribally led research with Picuris Pueblo  that investigates the community's evolving inter-ethnic interactions and socio-economic practices in New Mexico

• Multi institutional research with the "Remediating the Mound Builders" project in which I investigate the intersections of Black and Indigenous labor on mounds and earthworks across North America.

• An interdisciplinary initiative that documents the digital divide among Canadian Black and Indigenous groups and develops community engaged technology solutions.