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Research Analyst
Team: Indigenous Negotiations
MSc Paleoethnobotany
Email: tyler.cantwell@firelight.ca
Location: St. Albert | Treaty 6 Territory, the Territory of the Papaschase, and the Homeland of the Métis Nation
Region: Alberta
Tyler Cantwell is a Research Analyst with the Indigenous Negotiations team. He is a second generation settler of Irish ancestry as well as a dual Irish citizen. He currently lives in Treaty 6, the territory of the Néhiyaw (Cree), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Nakoda (Stoney), Dene, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Anishinaabe (Ojibway/Saulteaux), and Métis. Tyler has a BA in anthropology from MacEwan University and an MSc in paleoethnobotany from the University of Toronto. Tyler’s MSc was conducted in coordination with Hokkaido University in Japan, focused on the reconstruction of human-environment relations amongst the Satsumon (the ancestors of the Indigenous Ainu of Ainu Mosir; otherwise known as Hokkaido, Sakhalin and Kuril Islands).
Tyler previously worked in support of First Nations’ Land Claims through the Specific Claims Tribunal by conducting historical and economic research for the purpose of valuation of loss. In addition, Tyler worked in Indigenous consultation including some of the largest infrastructure projects within Alberta. He previously worked as an archaeologist in Canada and abroad. Tyler has additional experience previously working as a Project Coordinator with Heritage Canada and previously served on the Board of Directors at the Land Stewardship Centre.
