A member of the Tsay Keh Dene First Nation, Dr. Daniel Sims is an associate professor in the Department of First Nations Studies and an adjunct professor in the School of Education at the University of Northern British Columbia. His research is multifaceted. Currently he is turning his dissertation into two books on the W.A.C. Bennett Dam as well as examining failed economic developments and concepts of wilderness in the Finlay-Parsnip watershed. He is also involved in a number of projects with organizations, including Parks Canada, and formerly served as interim academic co-lead for the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health.