Department
Department of Anthropology
Organization
University of Manitoba
Email
townsnd@cc.umanitoba.ca
Phone
204-474-6328
Winnipeg , Manitoba R3T 2N2Canada

Science Specialties

ethnohistory, religion/belief systems, Athabaskan studies

Current Research

Ethnohistorical studies along the Alaskan Pacific Rim and the relationships of the Russian-American Company with the Alaskan Pacific Rim peoples. Shamans and new religious movements, particularly core/neo-shamanism, new age and individuals in search of transcendence and healing. Ethnomedicine.