Born and raised in Smithers, British Columbia, his research examines how Indigenous-settler relations configure the politics of land, labour, and community in Canada. He has published articles in Antipode, Canadian Geographer, Canadian Journal of Urban Research, Canadian Public Policy, Cultural Geographies, Geografi ska Annaler Series B, Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, and Leiden Journal of International Law. He and his research team have worked with Witsuwit’en and settler elders and conducted archival research to understand how Indigenous-settler relations shape the history of the northern town of Smithers, British Columbia.