The Price of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

PRESENTS

Genetic Diversity in Aboriginal Populations of the NWT

BY

Dr. Theodore Schurr, Anthropologist

The Price of Wales Northern Heritage Centre presents, as part of their Evening Presentation Series, Dr. Theodore Schurr who will present the initial findings on his study, Genetic Diversity in Aboriginal Populations of the NWT.

Theodore Schurr is working with Aboriginal people from Siberia, Alaska and Canada to study genetic ancestry and migration.He will present the initial findings of DNA research conducted with Gwich'inand Inuvialuit communities as part of the GenographicProject.

The event is taking place on September 1, 2010 at 7 PM at the Price of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.