Andrew Martindale, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Updated chronologies for North American small mammal fossil localities in the Neotoma Paleoecology Database.
Scientific data · 2026
Radiocarbon test for demographic events in written and oral history.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2017
Spatiotemporal distribution of Holocene populations in North America.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2015

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Decolonized Principles into Grounded Practice: Developing Indigenous-led Methodologies for Northwest Coast Archaeology
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$109,384
Bringing the Children Home: Advancing Technology and Capacity for Locating and Commemorating Residential School Burial Landscapes
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$399,736
Materializing Indigenous Histories: Community-University Partnerships for Indigenous-engaged Archaeological Research
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$200,000

All 9 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Updated chronologies for North American small mammal fossil localities in the Neotoma Paleoecology Database.

Syverson VJP, Goring SJ, Cullen N, Jarzyna MA, Bellvé AM, Martindale A, Blois JL

Scientific data2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-06491-7 PMID: 41593110

02

Radiocarbon test for demographic events in written and oral history.

Edinborough K, Porčić M, Martindale A, Brown TJ, Supernant K, Ames KM

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2017

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1713012114 PMID: 29087334

03

Spatiotemporal distribution of Holocene populations in North America.

Chaput MA, Kriesche B, Betts M, Martindale A, Kulik R, Schmidt V, Gajewski K

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2015

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1505657112 PMID: 26351683

Decolonized Principles into Grounded Practice: Developing Indigenous-led Methodologies for Northwest Coast Archaeology

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wadsworth, William T.D.

$109,384

Bringing the Children Home: Advancing Technology and Capacity for Locating and Commemorating Residential School Burial Landscapes

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Reconciliation Network in response to Call to Action-65

Principal investigators: Supernant, Kisha

$399,736

Materializing Indigenous Histories: Community-University Partnerships for Indigenous-engaged Archaeological Research

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Martindale, Andrew

Keywords: Indigenous archaeology; geochemical and biomolecular archaeology; data management and data sovereignty; partnership protocols and best practices

$200,000

Community-Facing Data Management Platforms for Indigenous-University Partnerships

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Martindale, Andrew

Keywords: data sharing; data managment; knowlege co-production; interdisciplinary research partnerships; community based research practices

$8,323

Cartographies of deep time: explaining Tsimshian history through archaeological, environmental, and oral records

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Martindale, Andrew

Keywords: Northwest coast holocene archaeology; Tsimshian oral records; settlement patterns; archaeological methods; demographic modelling from radiocarbon dates

$392,542

The development of a hunter-fisher-gatherer polity the archaeology and history of the Tsimshian village complex at Prince Rupert Harbour

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Martindale, Andrew

Keywords: hunter-fisher-gatherer archaeology; indigenous oral records; northwest coast archaeology

$200,150

Laxyuup Gitxaala: Gitxaala territory through an archaeological and anthropological lens

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Menzies, Charles R.

Keywords: indigenous archaeology; indigenous knowledge; northwest coast; (Gitxaala) Kitkatla

$164,000

Dmsayt 'nmoomdm: facing poverty and homelessness through customary Ts'msyeen practices

Co-investigatorSSHRC2005Aboriginal Research

Principal investigators: Menzies, Charles R.

Keywords: Tsimshian Nation; Kitkatla; First Nations; poverty; homelessness; customary practices; TEK

$211,175

Comparing archaeological data and indigenous oral records in Tsimshian history

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Martindale, Andrew R.C.

Keywords: Northwest Coast archaeology; comparing archaeological data and indigneous oral records; Tsimshian history; regional settlement analysis; early human occupation on the Northwest Coast; warfare in the Tsimshian past

$230,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Kisha Supernant

Other Archaeology

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Martindale, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Updated chronologies for North American small mammal fossil localities in the Neotoma Paleoecology Database." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Materializing Indigenous Histories: Community-University Partnerships for Indigenous-engaged Archaeological Research" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]