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Jamie Paxton, an Associate Professor of History at Moravian University, specializes in early American and Indigenous history. With a focus on First Peoples and their interactions with European settlers, their research spans from the Mohawk Valley to Upper Canada.
- Education: B.A. (University of Toronto), M.A. (Virginia Tech), Ph.D. (Queen's University)
Current research explores how Mohawk communities integrated Europeans into kinship networks and maintained identity through colonial upheavals, as detailed in their upcoming book Kinship, Communities, and Covenant Chains. Earlier work includes a 2008 monograph on Joseph Brant and the Riddell Award-winning 2010 article analyzing Upper Canada's social rituals.
Publications reveal thematic continuity in examining community resilience, memory practices, and cross-cultural governance systems in North America. Their teaching emphasizes the Antebellum US and Indigenous historical perspectives.
- Scientific Awards: Riddell Award (2010)
