Areas of interest
Ancient DNA, Pacific salmon, Human-environment interactions, Pacific Northwest, Indigenous fisheries, Resource management
Ellery is interested in conducting DNA lab-based, community engaged, archaeology-oriented studies of human-environment interactions of the past.
Biography
Ellery is an M.A. student in Archaeology. Her thesis research is “understanding ancestral Lake Babine Nation salmon fisheries through ancient DNA analysis of archaeological salmon remains (Oncorhynchus spp.)”. Ensuring truly interdisciplinary research, Ellery’s work integrates findings from archaeology, ancient DNA, modern fishery biology, and oral histories. Ellery’s research has generated new insights that could not have been obtained via other conventional methods. Ellery has commenced presenting her research nationally and internationally. She also competed in the 2024 FENV 3-Minute Thesis, achieving second place. She is currently a member of the Archaeology Graduate Student Caucus, serving as Secretary, and hopes to continue to work alongside her peers to ensure engaging, positive experiences for graduate students at SFU. Ellery is grateful for the lab and funding support from the Yang aDNA lab group, SSHRC CGSM, and the Roy L. Carlson Graduate Scholarship.
Conference Publications
Procter, E., Rahemtulla, F., Price, M., Whess, K., King, W., Royle, T., Zhang, H. G., & Yang, D. “Understanding ancestral Lake Babine Nation salmon fisheries through ancient DNA analysis of archaeological salmon remains (Oncorhynchus spp.) (British Columbia, Canada)” presented at the 2024 International Council for Archaeozoology Fish Remains Working Group, Toronto, Canada.
Procter, E. “Ancient DNA analysis of archaeological salmon remains to understand traditional salmon fishery of Lake Babine Nation people” presented at the 2024 Three Minute Thesis Competition, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmMGunScQUs
