Damián Castro
Assistant Professor, School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies
Dr. Dami谩n Castro started his studies at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina in the 1990s. He participated in pioneer projects where the goal was to add computer processing to Archaeological and Anthropological research, including GIS and AI. During this time, he also worked in the software industry at Microsoft. Dr. Castro did his graduate studies at 糖心视频 University of Newfoundland. His research topic was the role of Caribou meat distribution on the constitution of the Innu world. He is also a filmmaker realizing the documentary 鈥淎tiku Napeu鈥 on 2016. Dr. Castro is now an Assistant Professor at the Labrador Campus, where he previously developed a digital archive for the Innu data related to the Akami-uapishku national park. Dr. Castro still works in the software industry and also has an ongoing research program on Newfoundland's west coast about the role of hunting in fostering cooperation between families.
Email: damianc@mun.ca