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Curriculum Vitae

Ethan Baptiste, BBA
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Education Background:

2008
PhD student, UBC-Okanagan
Program: Interdisciplinary Indigenous Studies
Research Focus: Indigenous Economics and Development and Syilx Economic Theory.

2005
Bachelors of Business Administration (Finance), Thompson River’s University.

Current Status

2008
College Professor, Political Science (Aboriginal Studies), Okanagan College.

Refereed Contributions to Scholarship

Publications

Articles

Baptiste, Ethan
2008 “Traditional Governance: A Case Study of the Osoyoos Indian Band and Application of Okanagan Leadership Principles” Indigenous Policy Journal Vol. XVIV, No. 1, Spring, 2008.

Book Reviews

Baptiste, Ethan

2008 Review of Calvin Helin’s “Dances with Dependency”. Brandon: Brandon University, 2008. The Canadian Journal of Native Studies 30 (1) (accepted for publication).

Other Refereed Contributions

Conference Proceedings

Baptiste, Ethan

2008 “Traditional Values, Knowledge and Activities; Implications for Mining,” presented in the Shock Doctrine: Indigenous Peoples Experience in Canada, Vancouver, BC.

2007 “Traditional Governance: Replacing a Traditional Dream with a Western Nightmare,” presented in the Sharing Indigenous Wisdom: An International Dialogue on Sustainable Development Conference, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

2007 “Indigenous Legal Issues: Contextualizing the Gap Between Theory and Practice,” presented in the 12th Annual UBC Faculty of Law Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Graduate Students Conference. Vancouver, BC.

2007 “Fostering Environmental Protection Through Traditional Governance,” presented in the 6th Annual Symposium of Native Scholarship at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

2006 “Traditional Okanagan Governance Systems in Practice,” presented in the Celebrating Indigenous Legal Traditions Law Conference, Vancouver, BC.

Upcoming Conferences Scheduled

Baptiste, Ethan

2008 “Dissecting Internal Community Barriers and Devaluation of Indigenous Graduates: A Discussion on Stereotypes, Leadership, Knowledge, Power and Social Space,” to be presented in the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (December), Melbourne, Australia.

Invited Presentations

2008 “Indigenous Economic Theory Development,” presented to the Okanagan Indian Educational Resources Society Annual General Assembly: Honoring Academic Pursuit; Syilx/Okanagan Scholar. Penticton, BC.

2007 “Okanagan Nation’s Strategic Opportunities within the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues,” presented to the Okanagan Nation Alliance Annual General Assembly. Merritt, BC.

2007 “Indigenous Place and Perspectives within Academy,” presented to the International Day to Eliminate Racism Forum: UBC-Okanagan. Kelowna, BC.

Upcoming Presentations Scheduled

2008 “Creating Partnerships to Move Forward within Economic Development,” to be presented to the Okanagan Nation Alliance Business Opportunities Conference. Penticton, BC.

Non-refereed Contributions

Seminars

Baptiste, Ethan

2007 “Practical Application of Traditional Leadership and Values within Indigenous Communities,” presented to the United Native Nations Youth Governance Provincial Roundtable, Vancouver, BC.

Service

2008 – Present
Co-Chair, Okanagan Nation Alliance Economic Advancement Committee
Steering Committee, UBC Aboriginal Strategic Plan Development
Advisory Council, UBC First Nations Health Curriculum Project
Board of Directors, Ooknakane (Penticton) Friendship Center

2004 – Present
Member, UBC Okanagan and Okanagan College Aboriginal Advisory Board

2006 – 2008
Co-Chair, Okanagan Nation Alliance Natural Resource Committee

Research Projects

2007 – Present Research Designer. Impacts, Direction and Status of Economic Development within the Okanagan Nation Territory.

2007 Research Design Team Member, (with Sheldon Tetreault, Jay Johnson, Collette Manuel) Okanagan Nation Alliance Governance Review. Conducted in partnership with National Center for First Nations Governance and Okanagan Nation Alliance.

2007. Investigator, (with Jeannette Armstrong, Maxine Baptiste and Vanessa Mitchell) Outline the Past, Present and Future Research Needs of the Okanagan Nation.