Each year the  presents the  to an exceptional PhD candidate in anthropology at a Canadian university. We are thrilled by the news that this year's winner is Madelyn Prevost.

Frank Salisbury, for whom the award is named, was a founding member of the McGill University Department of Anthropology. His work helped the Quebec government and the James Bay Cree to create the . Salisbury passed away in 1989.

Prevost entered the PhD program in 2019 after completing her MA at the University of Toronto. "My [PhD] project seeks to combine anthropological studies of artisans and placemaking to ask how making practices and the emotional, social, and relational labour that accompanies them contribute to placemaking and community-building," says Prevost. "Receiving the Salisbury Award will make doing physical, rather than online, fieldwork in a rural region possible, allowing me to work with interlocutors living in remote areas."

The Salsibury Award will help Prevost to cover the costs associated with travel and owning a vehicle, which will make it possible for her to conduct apprenticeship work and in-person interviews.

To learn more about Prevost and her work, visit her student profile.

Congratulations, Madelyn!