William E. Taylor Prize Awarded to
Archaeology Researcher Mathew Betts
Gatineau, Quebec, March 26, 2003 — Mathew Betts, a doctoral student at the University of Toronto, is the 2003 recipient of the William E. Taylor Research Award. This $5,000 award is presented each year by the Canadian Museum of Civilization to recognize excellent research undertaken by a young scholar in the fields of Arctic archaeology, anthropology, history or Native studies.
Mathew Betts was chosen from a field of fourteen applicants. His project, “Regional Subsistence Strategies in the Western Canadian Arctic,” is a statistical analysis of animal bones recovered from several sites related to the history of the Inuvialuit people. The selection committee, impressed by Mr. Betts’ innovative approach, saw in his research the potential for a significant contribution to both archaeological practice and to our current knowledge of Inuit cultural development.
The William E. Taylor Award was established by the Canadian Museum of Civilization in memory of former Director and Arctic scholar William E. Taylor, Jr. A renowned archaeologist and a tireless proponent of public education, Dr. Taylor headed the Archaeology Division at the former National Museum of Canada in the 1960s and helped found the Canadian Archaeological Association.
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