Brian Thom
@b-thom.bsky.social
Anthropology professor at UVic (University of Victoria), Cordova Bay, Saanich, Vancouver Island. Does not play enough D&D.
"Reciprocity Trusts presents this screening of təm kʷaθ nan (Namesake), a Tla'amin Nation film about place, memory, and what it means to live together. In the coastal community widely known as Powell River, a request from the Tla’amin Nation sets off a public conversation." @uvic.ca
Come work with us! Deadline: 30 October 2026 #anthropology #archaeology @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social @uvicscholcom.bsky.social
UVicAnthro@uvicanthro.bsky.social · 2mo agoExciting new Assistant Professor position for a new archaeologist in our wonderful department! Come join us and be part of something special! www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf... @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social @uvicscholcom.bsky.social #anthropology #archaeology
Does anyone know where I might meet @richardzussman.bsky.social in person? He's running in my riding and I'd love to have a doorset campaign kind of conversation to see where he is at.
Are you interested in grad school (deadline to apply is Jan 15)? Anthropology grad student, Taylor, discusses her research in West Africa @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social #anthropology #gradschool www.instagram.com/reel/DdmON7k...
UVic Faculty of Social Sciences on Instagram: "Are you interested in grad school (deadline is Jan 15)? Anthropology grad student, Taylor, discusses her research in West Africa. #uvic #anthropology #gr...
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Dr Brian Thom talks about the historic E&N Railway land grant, what it means for today, & how maps and ideas of property can inform understandings of the great land grab. TheGreatLandGrab.ca to learn about the exhibit @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social @b-thom.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2026glgbt
The Great Land Grab Interviews: Professor Brian Thom
In this interview, Professor Brian Thom from the University of Victoria introduces us to the historic E&N Railway land grant, what it means for today, and how maps and ideas of property can inform our understanding of the great land grab. Visit TheGreatLandGrab.ca to learn more about the exhibit now travelling Vancouver Island. Dr. Brian Thom’s research investigates the critical intersections of Indigenous legal orders, governance, and land rights with colonial state power, focusing on the dynamics of knowledge, culture, and place. His award-winning, community-engaged scholarship, conducted in close collaboration with Indigenous communities in Coast Salish territories, integrates ethnographic, archaeological, and applied policy research approaches to support Indigenous self-determination, advance reconciliation, and foster transformative public understanding. Chapters: 0:00-3:00 Introduction 3:01-6:03 Conflict and the E&N Railway grant 6:04-11:22 Who benefits? 11:23-15:06 What can we do? 15:07-18:37 Maps and the land grab 18:38-22:47 The legal system 22:48-27:55 BC Treaty process 27:56-29:15 Cultural sites on private lands 29:16-35:20 What is property? 35:21-37:43 What's next?
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🚨Attention educators! Consider teaching The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab. Our exhibit Learning Guide is available in English or French and links to the BC Curriculum for Social Studies 9, Socials 10, BC First Peoples 12, Social Justice 12, and Law Studies 12: TheGreatLandGrab.ca
The Great Land Grab – Travelling Exhibit | Exposition itinérante
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Tenure track Assistant Professor opening at @uvicanthro.bsky.social @uvic.ca with preference for, but not exclusively limited to, Indigenous archaeologist and speciality in Salish Sea archaeology. 🏺please share. www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
UVic ANTH Assistant Professor NWC Archaeology - Faculty & staff - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
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Exciting new Assistant Professor position for a new archaeologist in our wonderful department! Come join us and be part of something special! www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf... @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social @uvicscholcom.bsky.social #anthropology #archaeology
ANTH 280-210 - Faculty & staff - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
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Congrats to Brian Thom & Kathleen Johnnie on their new chapter, Mapping the Aspirations and Challenges of the Hul’q’umi’num’ Peoples. tinyurl.com/bthom9 Read a Q&A abt the pub. by Anne McLauren: tinyurl.com/rpbth @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social @uvicscholcom.bsky.social @b-thom.bsky.social
Research profile, Brian Thom - Social Sciences - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
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Google Earth Pro desktop downloads are ending 1 year from now. Local software will still run & KML data stays interoperable, but the writing is on the wall. Time to finally transition the workflow. 🌐 #GoogleEarth #KML #ethnographicmapping #Anthropolodon #Mapping support.google.com/earth/thread...
PSA: Pre-orders start for #Commodore 8020, a high-end flip phone that encourages being off your phone, w/o giving up things like Google Maps, Uber, WhatsApp, etc. At $600+CAD it's not a cheap phone, but may be a worthwhile experiment in retro-technology built for today @commodoreofficial.bsky.social
Concerning advice from the legal community to BC realtors about archaeological heritage...
qmackie@qmackie.bsky.social · 6mo agoFrom only a couple of weeks ago: a lawyer advises BC realtors on what to know about archaeological sites, selling property, and the law. As always it reveals an underlying disdain for First Nations heritage @b-thom.bsky.social www.bcrea.bc.ca/legally-spea... 🏺🇨🇦
Brian Thom is interviewed about the significance of the BC Court of Appeals new decision that found Nuchatlaht Aboriginal title in 100% of their claim area, and the role of anthropology in such cases. tinyurl.com/ywt28uxx @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social @b-thom.bsky.social #anthropology
Sur quoi fonder les preuves de titres ancestraux?
Des titres ancestraux additionnels ont été accordés aux Autochtones de l’île Nootka, après un renversement de jugement d'un tribunal en Colombie-Britannique.
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Archaeology Field Course: ANTH 343 - Archaeological Field Techniques - Summer 2026 The Department of Anthropology at the University of Victoria is organizing a local field course this summer 2026. @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social #anthropology #archaeology
Side hustle to sustainability: 23-year-old entrepreneur gives old furniture new life cheknews.ca/side-hustle-... @cheknews.ca #saanich #victoriabc @victoriachamber.bsky.social #circulareconomy
Side hustle to sustainability: 23-year-old entrepreneur gives old furniture new life
At just 23 years old, Victoria's Elwyn Thom is the owner of Recertified Furniture that’s giving high-end pieces a second chance, creating affordability and keeping them out of the landfill.
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New feature article in the The Tyee today about Recertified Furniture! The Victoria Man with a Plan for Your Old Sofa via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/20... #saanich #victoriabc
The Victoria Man with a Plan for Your Old Sofa | The Tyee
Meet Elwyn Thom, the 23-year-old founder of Recertified Furniture.
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Some projects in Anthropology track across decades, subfields, and disciplines. In 1994, Brian Thom was a grad student excavating Ye'yumnuts - land then slated for development. Today, thanks to Cowichan Tribes, it is a protected Wildlife Management Area. @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social
Indigenous Archaeological sites in BC are not 'misfortunes'. My op-ed about the again-delayed reforms to the Heritage Conservation Act looks to Japan for inspiration in protecting and caring for Indigenous archaeological places. @uvicanthro.bsky.social @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social
"Our recent study indicates there are between 419 and 713 archeologists [sic] employed in CRM in Canada. These are almost certainly underestimates. However, our study further suggests that labour market demand is outpacing supply." @b-thom.bsky.social 🏺 theconversation.com/canada-has-t...
Canada has too few professional archeologists, and that has economic consequences
Protecting heritage in Canada requires training more archeologists and equipping them with the tools and education to do so.
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We looked at 10 years of archaeology tenure-track job ads (2013–2023) to see what departments actually ask for: topics, methods, regions, and application materials. Open-access paper: doi.org/10.1017/aaq.... Data and R code used for the study are openly available here doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 🧪
New story in the Discourse featuring an interview with Luschiim and me on the Cowichan Title case thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
What the Quw'utsun Nation court case reveals about private land ownership and Indigenous title in B.C. – The Discourse.
After an unprecedented 513-day trial, Quw'utsun Nation court case ruling sets high burden of proof First Nations need to be declared title-holders
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@noxon.bsky.social is going to be our special in person guest speaker next week, talking about 3D imaging, with some practical tips! If you can be here, come join us!
UVicAnthro@uvicanthro.bsky.social · last yr.Next Monday! Dr. Corey Noxon Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization (R-GIRO), Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan Monday, October 27 11:30 am–12:45 pm Cornett B235 @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social #anthropology events.uvic.ca/anthropology...
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Exchange highlights parallels between Cowichan Tribes, Japan's Jōmon peoples
The Jōmon are a group of salmon-oriented peoples who lived similar lifestyles to the Coast Salish until rice farming was introduced to the Japanese archipelago.
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A recent VanSun column sparked fear over BC’s Heritage Conservation Act reforms. Let's look at the facts. The current system is broken for everyone—archaeologists, developers, & First Nations alike. The proposed changes are a pragmatic fix, not a radical NDP plot. (1/6) #BCPoli #BCHeritage #UNDRIP
In September Brian will visit Jōmon period sites in Japan (where he worked for a summer as an archaeologist back in 1992!) with colleagues from Cowichan Tribes to see what we can learn from the amazing best practices in Japanese cultural heritage for the future of sites here in BC.
Our chair, Brian Thom, has been taking Japanese classes and coordinating with colleagues from Ritsumeikan University and Cowichan Tribes for a brand new joint project on Jōmon (Japan) and Coast Salish (BC) heritage site.
@b-thom.bsky.social In the spirit of back to school, we wanted to share that even professors are always finding excitement in learning new things!
Was great to have meetings at Ye'yumnuts today; such a powerful, welcoming, Indigenous cultural space in Cowichan territories.
