James Savelle, McGill University

Research

paleoeskimos Canadian Arctic archaeology prehistoric hunter-gatherers environmental archaeology

Latest funding

Paleoeskimo occupation history of Foxe Basin: shedding light on a 3000 year archaeological black box
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$459,400
Inuit history: climatic change and historical connections in Arctic Canada, AD 1000-1900
NSERC · 2007 · Co-investigator
$499,875
Inuit history: climatic change and historical connections in Arctic Canada, AD 1000-1900
NSERC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$26,900

All 6 grants and awards

Paleoeskimo occupation history of Foxe Basin: shedding light on a 3000 year archaeological black box

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Savelle, James M.

Keywords: paleoeskimos; Canadian Arctic; archaeology; prehistoric hunter-gatherers; environmental archaeology

$459,400

Inuit history: climatic change and historical connections in Arctic Canada, AD 1000-1900

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Government of Canada's Program for International Polar Year

Principal investigators: Sutherland, Patricia

$499,875

Inuit history: climatic change and historical connections in Arctic Canada, AD 1000-1900

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Government of Canada's Program for International Polar Year

Principal investigators: Savelle, James

$26,900

Dynamic Inuit social strategies in changing environments: a long-term perspective

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Government of Canada's Program for International Polar Year

Principal investigators: Friesen, Trevor

$16,000

Paleoenvironments and Paleoeskimo cultural dynamics, Foxe Basin, Nunavut

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Savelle, James M.

Keywords: Paleoeskimo; subsistence-settlement; paleoenvironments

$170,000

Des Tunnits aux inuits : patrimoines archéologique et historique de la côte nord-est de la Péninsule d'Ungava, au Nunavik

Co-investigatorSSHRC2000Community-University Research Alliances (CURA)

Keywords: archéologie;anthropologie et histoire;paléoenvironnements;conservation et gesion du patrimoine;culture et art inuits;tourisme et développpement en milieu nordique

$600,000

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: paleoeskimos Dear Professor Savelle, 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 paleoeskimos 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]