Stephen Augustine, Cape Breton University

Research

Mi'kmaq Basque Indigenous cultural exchange language history culture North Atlantic

Latest funding

Atlantiar Knekk Tepaw: A Basque-Mi'kmaw Cultural Exchange Symposium
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Building Research Capacity and Facilitating Reconciliation through Indigenous Ethics Processes
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$48,890
Youth Futures: bringing together indigenous and western approaches to promote youth resilience and prosperity in First Nations communities
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000

Atlantiar Knekk Tepaw: A Basque-Mi'kmaw Cultural Exchange Symposium

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Augustine, Stephen J.

Keywords: Basque; Mi'kmaq; Indigenous; cultural exchange; language; history; culture; North Atlantic; ethnography; genetics; evolution; anthropology; archaeology

$25,000

Building Research Capacity and Facilitating Reconciliation through Indigenous Ethics Processes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Indigenous Research Capacity and Reconciliation - Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Augustine, Stephen J.

Keywords: Indigenous research; ethics; protocols; jurisdiction; open data; reconciliation; Canada; Atlantic provinces; Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; United States; Maine; Mi'kmaq; Maliseet; Innu; Inuit

$48,890

Youth Futures: bringing together indigenous and western approaches to promote youth resilience and prosperity in First Nations communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Grants

Keywords: Aboriginal; youth; identity; culture; resilience; world views; economic development; community resilience; intervention; research paradigms; ontology

$2,500,000

Youth futures: bringing together Indigenous and Western approaches to promote youth resilience and prosperity in First Nations communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: Aboriginal; youth; identity; culture; resilience; world views; economic development; community resilience; intervention; research paradigms; ontology

$20,000

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Mi'kmaq Dear Professor Augustine, 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]. Your research on mi'kmaq connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]