Assistant Professor, School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies

Dr. Damián 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 Memorial 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 “Atiku Napeu” 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-uapishk^u 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