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Research Interests: Dr. Veltre received his undergraduate degree in Anthropology from Brown University and his MA and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Connecticut . While his primary specialty within anthropology is archaeology, his research and teaching have often worked to bridge the gap between cultures of the past and those of today. Since 1971, Dr. Veltre has traveled nearly every year to the Aleutian and Pribilof islands to conduct archaeological and ethnohistorical research on Aleut (Unangan) culture. His largest projects have been on Umnak, Atka, Unalaska, and St. Paul islands. He recently directed the St. Paul History and Archaeology Project, focused on investigating – through oral traditions, historical sources, and archaeology – the Aleut and Russian fur seal hunting settlements of the late 1700s and early 1800s in the Pribilof Islands . Recent publications stemming from Dr. Veltre's research include “Russian Exploitation of Aleuts and Fur Seals: The Archaeology of Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century Settlements in the Pribilof Islands, Alaska” (in Historical Archaeology, with Allen McCartney), “Environmental Perspectives on Historical Period Cultural Change Among the Aleuts of Southwestern Alaska” (Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples, Japan), “Aleutian Island Prehistory: Living in Insular Extremes” (in World Archaeology, with Allen McCartney), and “Prehistoric Maritime Adaptations in the Western and Central Aleutian Islands, Alaska” (in Arctic Anthropology) . Dr. Veltre has served as both President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Alaska Anthropological Association. He also was Chair of the Anthropology Department at UAA and has served on a wide range of university committees over the years. From 2006-2007 he will serve as the Anthropology Graduate Program Coordinator. Dr. Veltre is a consultant on matters relating to anthropology, archaeology, cultural heritage, and repatriation to a number of local and regional Aleut groups in Alaska , including the Aleut Corporation and the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association.
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