Assistant Professor
Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
Research Themes
Indigenous STS | Biodiversity | Genomics | Remote Sensing | Plant Systematics
Geographical Area(s) of Research
Canada | Sweden | Madagascar | United States
warren.cardinal-mcteague@ubc.ca
Lab Website
About
My research centres on plant biodiversity, Indigenous environmental management and food systems (or more accurately, Indigenous relationships with the land), and the monitoring of ecosystem health and function.
I am Métis and Cree from the communities of Lac La Biche and Fort McMurray in what is now northeastern Alberta. I am also proudly gay, queer, and two-spirit. My approach to research and teaching blends science, art, Indigenous perspectives (specifically Métis and Cree if my own), and the decolonial return of land and lifeways. I also conduct research on plant systematics and the evolution and taxonomy of morphologically diverse tropical plant families (Euphorbiaceae, Leguminosae).