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John Sandlos is a Professor in the Department of History at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is a distinguished scholar in Canadian environmental history, with particular expertise in the history of mining, wildlife conservation, and Indigenous-environmental relations. Sandlos is a Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (2018-2025).
His educational background includes a Ph.D. from York University (2004), where he also completed his M.E.S. (1997), and a B.A. from McGill University (1993). Following his doctoral studies, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Western University (2004-06).
Professor Sandlos's research focuses on the environmental history of Canada, with special emphasis on the history of wildlife conservation, national parks, and Indigenous communities. His work on northern mining has been particularly influential, examining environmental legacies, toxic contamination, and the historical impact of mining on Indigenous peoples. His current research includes the Mining Danger Project (2023-28), which investigates occupational disease, pollution, and workplace accidents in mining communities, as well as the Toxic Legacies Project which addresses long-term environmental hazards from mining.
His publications reveal a strong focus on mining history, environmental justice, colonial impacts on Indigenous communities, and wildlife conservation. His book "Mining Country: A History of Canada's Mines and Miners" (2021) won the Mary Lee Spence Documentary Book Award from the Mining History Association, while his earlier work "Hunters at the Margin: Native People and Wildlife Conservation in the Northwest Territories" (2008) received both the Canadian Historical Association's Clio Prize and the Forest History Society's Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Prize.
- Member, College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, Royal Society of Canada (2018-2025)
- Mary Lee Spence Documentary Book Award, Mining History Association
- Canadian Historical Association's Clio Prize
- Forest History Society's Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Prize
- Journal of the Canadian Historical Association Prize
Professor Sandlos serves as a valuable mentor to graduate students interested in Canadian environmental history, particularly those researching mining history, occupational health, industrial pollution, and toxic legacies. He is currently teaching courses on Modern Canada, Black History in Canada, and Advanced Studies in Canadian History. His research is supported by grants including SSHRC funding for his work on occupational disease and mining hazards.
He leads several significant research initiatives including the Toxic Legacies Project (www.toxiclegacies.com), Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic (ReSDA), and studies on abandoned mines in Northern Canada. These projects involve interdisciplinary collaboration with scholars across Canada and internationally.
