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Moira McCaffrey

McGill University, Anthropology, Alumna

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I'm an archaeologist and museologist who works in the eastern Subarctic, eastern Arctic, and Gulf of St. Lawrence (Îles de la Madeleine). I've held leadership positions in museums - developing and overseeing research, exhibitions, publications, collections, policies, partnerships, and online content.

• 2013-2022, Executive Director, Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization (CAMDO-ODMAC)
• 2007-2012, Vice President, Research & Collections, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, QC
• 1999-2007, Director, Research & Exhibitions, McCord Museum, Montreal, QC
• prior to 1999, Director, Curatorial & Research Services, and Curator, Archaeology & Ethnology, both at the McCord Museum, QC

Currently I'm directing, researching, and publishing archaeological projects, as well as consulting for Indigenous cultural organizations. My interests are focused on northern and maritime hunter-gatherers, complex systems and networks, lithic sourcing and exchange, contact period dynamics, beliefs and identity.
Phone: (613) 203-4336
Address: 1919 Oxford Station Rd.
Oxford Station, ON
K0G 1T0

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Papers by Moira McCaffrey

Atlantic Walrus in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: A History of Human Predation (2020)

Arctic Crashes, People and Animals in the Changing North, 2020

are in the public domain. No other parts of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retri... more are in the public domain. No other parts of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Dust jacket and cover images: (Front) Female caribou moving toward their calving grounds in Kamestasin, Labrador, Canada, May 2012; photo by Stephen Loring. (Back) Walrus herd on sea ice in the Chukchi Sea, circa early 1970s; photo by G. Carlton Ray. Front end sheet: Map of the Arctic region marked with study sites discussed in Arctic Crashes. Circled numbers indicate the book chapter that addresses that area.

In Focus, St. Lawrence Iroquoian Pot

Hearts of our People. Native Women Artists, 2019

Assessment of Archaeology Sites on Avayalik Island, TMNP (Torngat Mountains National Park) (2017)

Provincial Archaeology Office 2016 Archaeology Review, 2017

Maritimes Walrus and Their Hunters on the Îles de la Madeleine, Québec

Arctic Studies Center Newsletter, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 2016

Les Îles de la Madeleine au Sylvicole (2015)

Air, Territoire et peuplement, Archéologie du Québec, 2015

Rethinking Eastern Subarctic History

by Donald H Holly and Moira McCaffrey

Ancient Social Landscapes in the Eastern Subarctic (2011)

Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology as Historical Process, Jan 1, 2011

Haida Art: Mapping an Ancient Language

by Moira McCaffrey and Robert Davidson

The complete texts of the exhibition presented at the McCord Museum from April 29 to October 22, ... more The complete texts of the exhibition presented at the McCord Museum from April 29 to October 22, 2006. A modified version of this exhibition entitled "Haida: Life. Spirit. Art." was presented at the Canadian Museum of Civilization from October 8, 2010 to January 23, 2011, and will be presented in Greece at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, from October 26, 2015 to April 20, 2016. This travelling version of "Haida: Life. Spirit. Art." is produced by the Canadian Museum of History and the McCord Museum in collaboration with the Haida Gwaii Museum.

Archaic Period Occupation in Subarctic Quebec: A Review of the Evidence (2006)

The Archaic of the Far Northeast, 2006

The archaeology and ethnohistory of a drowned land: Innu Nation research along the former Michikamats Lake shore in Nitassinan (interior Labrador)

Archaeology of Eastern North America. Vol. 31, (2003), pp. 45-72, Jan 1, 2003

During the last decade the practice of archaeology in the boreal forest of the eastern Canadian S... more During the last decade the practice of archaeology in the boreal forest of the eastern Canadian Subarctic has undergone profound change. Most significantly much of the research conducted in the region is now characterized by the active participation, guidance, and involvement of First Nations' communities in the whole spectrum of archaeological research from research design through field work and analysis. The resulting "community archaeology" often has a significant ethnohistorical and ethnological component reflecting both community interests in the recent past and a strong humanist paradigm that blurs the distinction between archaeology and history. Research sponsored by the Innu Nation in the Smallwood Reservoir region of central Labrador is an example of such collaborative research and resulted in significantly expanding the knowledge of recent and former land-use in the region prior to its inundation by a massive hydroelectric project in the 1970s.

The Elusive Landry Site in Newport Gaspé

Honoring Our Elders: A History of Eastern Arctic Archaeology, 2002

Crossing New Borders to Exhibit Iroquois Tourist Art

On Aboriginal Representation in the Art Gallery, Jan 1, 2002

Rononshonni–The Builder. David Ross McCord's Ethnographic Collection

Collecting Native America 1870-1960, Jan 1, 1999

Lithic analysis and the interpretation of two prehistoric sites from the Caniapiscau region of Nouveau Québec

Le cuivre natif dans le Nord-Est québécois : contribution d’un site du lac Saint-Jean (Québec central)

Archéologies québécoises, Paléo-Québec no. 23. Recherches amérindiennes au Québec, Montreal. , 1995

Review of "To Please the Caribou: Painted Caribou-Skin Coats Worn by the Naskapi, Montagnais, and Cree Hunters of the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula"

Man 29(3):719-720, 1994

L’occupation autochtone, les Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Info géo graphes, 1992

Rononshonni - the Builder: David Ross McCord’s Collection of Ethnographic Objects

The McCord Family: A Passionate Vision, McCord Museum , 1992

Wrapped in the Colours of the Earth: Cultural Heritage of the First Nations - Aux couleurs de la terre: héritage culturel des premières nations, May 1, 1992

In Wrapped in the Colours of the Earth the authors survey the cultural heritage of three of the f... more In Wrapped in the Colours of the Earth the authors survey the cultural heritage of three of the first nations of eastern North America. The Migmag material is treated through art history, emphasising the artistry of costume and quillwork designs. The Iroquoian lifeways on the island of Montreal prior to European contact are examined through discussion of archaeological findings. The section on Nunavik addresses more contemporary issues with a description of present-day Inuit place names and an exploration of the critical link between language, culture, and ancestral lands.

The Dawson Archaeological Site: An Overview - Le site archéologique Dawson : un aperçu

In Wrapped in the Colours of the Earth - Aux couleurs de la terre: héritage culturel des premières nations, 1992

Atlantic Walrus in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: A History of Human Predation (2020)

Arctic Crashes, People and Animals in the Changing North, 2020

are in the public domain. No other parts of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retri... more are in the public domain. No other parts of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Dust jacket and cover images: (Front) Female caribou moving toward their calving grounds in Kamestasin, Labrador, Canada, May 2012; photo by Stephen Loring. (Back) Walrus herd on sea ice in the Chukchi Sea, circa early 1970s; photo by G. Carlton Ray. Front end sheet: Map of the Arctic region marked with study sites discussed in Arctic Crashes. Circled numbers indicate the book chapter that addresses that area.

In Focus, St. Lawrence Iroquoian Pot

Hearts of our People. Native Women Artists, 2019

Assessment of Archaeology Sites on Avayalik Island, TMNP (Torngat Mountains National Park) (2017)

Provincial Archaeology Office 2016 Archaeology Review, 2017

Maritimes Walrus and Their Hunters on the Îles de la Madeleine, Québec

Arctic Studies Center Newsletter, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 2016

Les Îles de la Madeleine au Sylvicole (2015)

Air, Territoire et peuplement, Archéologie du Québec, 2015

Rethinking Eastern Subarctic History

by Donald H Holly and Moira McCaffrey

Ancient Social Landscapes in the Eastern Subarctic (2011)

Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology as Historical Process, Jan 1, 2011

Haida Art: Mapping an Ancient Language

by Moira McCaffrey and Robert Davidson

The complete texts of the exhibition presented at the McCord Museum from April 29 to October 22, ... more The complete texts of the exhibition presented at the McCord Museum from April 29 to October 22, 2006. A modified version of this exhibition entitled "Haida: Life. Spirit. Art." was presented at the Canadian Museum of Civilization from October 8, 2010 to January 23, 2011, and will be presented in Greece at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, from October 26, 2015 to April 20, 2016. This travelling version of "Haida: Life. Spirit. Art." is produced by the Canadian Museum of History and the McCord Museum in collaboration with the Haida Gwaii Museum.

Archaic Period Occupation in Subarctic Quebec: A Review of the Evidence (2006)

The Archaic of the Far Northeast, 2006

The archaeology and ethnohistory of a drowned land: Innu Nation research along the former Michikamats Lake shore in Nitassinan (interior Labrador)

Archaeology of Eastern North America. Vol. 31, (2003), pp. 45-72, Jan 1, 2003

During the last decade the practice of archaeology in the boreal forest of the eastern Canadian S... more During the last decade the practice of archaeology in the boreal forest of the eastern Canadian Subarctic has undergone profound change. Most significantly much of the research conducted in the region is now characterized by the active participation, guidance, and involvement of First Nations' communities in the whole spectrum of archaeological research from research design through field work and analysis. The resulting "community archaeology" often has a significant ethnohistorical and ethnological component reflecting both community interests in the recent past and a strong humanist paradigm that blurs the distinction between archaeology and history. Research sponsored by the Innu Nation in the Smallwood Reservoir region of central Labrador is an example of such collaborative research and resulted in significantly expanding the knowledge of recent and former land-use in the region prior to its inundation by a massive hydroelectric project in the 1970s.

The Elusive Landry Site in Newport Gaspé

Honoring Our Elders: A History of Eastern Arctic Archaeology, 2002

Crossing New Borders to Exhibit Iroquois Tourist Art

On Aboriginal Representation in the Art Gallery, Jan 1, 2002

Rononshonni–The Builder. David Ross McCord's Ethnographic Collection

Collecting Native America 1870-1960, Jan 1, 1999

Lithic analysis and the interpretation of two prehistoric sites from the Caniapiscau region of Nouveau Québec

Le cuivre natif dans le Nord-Est québécois : contribution d’un site du lac Saint-Jean (Québec central)

Archéologies québécoises, Paléo-Québec no. 23. Recherches amérindiennes au Québec, Montreal. , 1995

Review of "To Please the Caribou: Painted Caribou-Skin Coats Worn by the Naskapi, Montagnais, and Cree Hunters of the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula"

Man 29(3):719-720, 1994

L’occupation autochtone, les Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Info géo graphes, 1992

Rononshonni - the Builder: David Ross McCord’s Collection of Ethnographic Objects

The McCord Family: A Passionate Vision, McCord Museum , 1992

Wrapped in the Colours of the Earth: Cultural Heritage of the First Nations - Aux couleurs de la terre: héritage culturel des premières nations, May 1, 1992

In Wrapped in the Colours of the Earth the authors survey the cultural heritage of three of the f... more In Wrapped in the Colours of the Earth the authors survey the cultural heritage of three of the first nations of eastern North America. The Migmag material is treated through art history, emphasising the artistry of costume and quillwork designs. The Iroquoian lifeways on the island of Montreal prior to European contact are examined through discussion of archaeological findings. The section on Nunavik addresses more contemporary issues with a description of present-day Inuit place names and an exploration of the critical link between language, culture, and ancestral lands.

The Dawson Archaeological Site: An Overview - Le site archéologique Dawson : un aperçu

In Wrapped in the Colours of the Earth - Aux couleurs de la terre: héritage culturel des premières nations, 1992