The purpose of this research project is to generate published books, articles, book chapters, and conference papers to provide Canadians with a greater awareness of the Canadian Rangers’ historical development and contemporary contributions. Completed publications include:

• The Canadian Rangers: A Living History. Vancouver: UBC Press, forthcoming 2013.
• Canada's Rangers: Selected Stories, 1942-2012. Kingston: CDA Press, forthcoming 2012.
• “Aboriginal Peoples in the Canadian Rangers: Canada’s ‘Eyes and Ears’ in Northern and Isolated Communities,” in Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture, Vol. 2 ed. Cora Voyageur, David Newhouse, and Dan Beavon. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011. 306-28.
• “Unstoppable Momentum: The Real Meaning and Value Behind Operation Nunalivut 10.” Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute Policy Update Paper (May 2010). With Ron Wallace. 10 pp.
• “The Canadian Rangers: More than a Rifle and a Sweatshirt.” The Dispatch: Quarterly Review of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute (Spring 2010). 13-14.
•  “The Canadian Rangers: Sovereignty, Security and Stewardship from the Inside Out,” in Thawing Ice – Cold War: Canada’s Security, Sovereignty, and Environmental Concerns in the Arctic ed. Rob Huebert. Bison Paper 12. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Centre for Defence and Security Studies, 2009. 61-79.
• “Canada’s Northern Defenders: Aboriginal Peoples in the Canadian Rangers, 1947-2005,” in Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Military: Historical Perspectives ed. P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Craig Mantle. Kingston: CDA Press, 2007. 171-208.
• “Guerrillas in Our Midst: The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers, 1942-45.” BC Studies 155 (December 2007). 95-131.
• “Teaching Canada's Indigenous Sovereignty Soldiers & and Vice Versa: 'Lessons Learned' from Ranger Instructors.” Canadian Army Journal 10/2 (Summer 2007). 66-81. A similar paper appears in Aboriginal Peoples and Military Participation: Canadian and International Perspectives ed. P.W. Lackenbauer et al. Kingston: Canadian Defence Academy Press, 2007. 99-124.
• "The Canadian Rangers: A Postmodern Militia That Works.” Canadian Military Journal 6/4 (Winter 2005-06). 49-60.
• The Canadian Rangers: A Survey of English-Canadian Media Coverage, 1995-2004. July 2004. 268 pp.

At the present, I am working on several other publications directly related to the Rangers:

The Canadian Rangers: The CF’s Eyes, Ears, and Voice in Remote Regions. Edited manuscript contracted by the Canadian Forces Leadership Institute for the In Harm’s Way book series. To be delivered by 31 July 2012.

B.C. Guerrilla Army: The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers. Book manuscript with Kerry Steeves.

There is interest in this project from the media and within the academic and public sectors. In addition to numerous media interviews on the Rangers, I have presented various papers to academic conferences on the Canadian Rangers and Junior Canadian Ranger programme:

• “National Security, Human Security: Sovereignty, Security and Northern Peoples, 1942-2012.” Paper at the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States 2011 biennial conference, Ottawa, 19 November 2011.
• “Mukluks on the Tundra: The Canadian Rangers, Sovereignty, and Security.” Paper at the Fourth Symposium on Polar Law, University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland, 10 September 2011 (with Harry Borlase).
• “Sovereignty Includes Me: Northerners, National Defence, and Security since the Second World War.” Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies 22nd Military History Colloquium, Waterloo, Ontario, 5 May 2011.
• “The Canadian Rangers,” Winnipeg Infantry Tactical Group Professional Development Exercise, Winnipeg, MB, 6 November 2010.
• “The Postmodern Military and the Defence of Remote Regions: The Case of the Canadian Rangers.” Paper delivered at the conference Staying True to Their Salt: The Recruitment and Management of Non-Western Personnel in Intelligence Services and Armed Forces, c.1900-2010, Oxford University, United Kingdom, 5 February 2010.
• “Participant Observation and the History of Remote Regions: Experiencing the Canadian Rangers.” Presentation at the Northern Environmental History Workshop, Networking in Canadian History & Environment – Northern Regional Network, Whitehorse, 12 June 2009.
• “The Canadian Rangers: A Living History,” presentation to the Tuktoyaktuk Canadian Ranger Patrol, Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, 13 January 2009.
• “An Environment of Cooperation and Conflict: The Military Presence in Newfoundland and Labrador from the Cold War to the War on Terror.” Newfoundland Historical Society, St. John’s, 30 October 2008. Co-sponsored by the Network in Canadian History & Environment (NiCHE).
• “The Canadian Rangers: A Living History,” CIC Public Lecture, Regina, Saskatchewan, 25 March 2009.
• The Canadian Rangers.” Invited presentation for the South Norwich Historical Society, Otterville, Ontario, 12 June 2007.
• “Defending the Arctic Front From All Sides: The Canadian Rangers.” Paper to the University of Manitoba Political Studies Student Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, January 2008.
• “The Canadian Rangers: A Living History.” Paper delivered at the Canadian Historical Association, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 2007.
• “‘Who Are They Who Know B.C. Best?’: The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers Defend the Home Front, 1942-45.” Paper delivered at the BC Worlds Conference, Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, April 2007.
• “Teaching Canada’s Indigenous Sovereignty Soldiers … and Vice Versa: ‘Lessons Learned’ from Ranger Instructors.” Paper presented at the Canadian Defence Academy Conference, “Aboriginals and the Canadian Military: Past, Present, Future,” Kingston, Ontario, June 2006.
• “Producing Arctic Security.” Paper delivered at the Security and Defence Forum-Net workshop “Producing Security,” Hamilton, Ontario, March 2006.
• “Indigeneity and Redefinition of the Arctic Security Discourse: The Case of Canada, 1950-2005.” Paper delivered at the Centre for International Governance Innovation / Norman Patterson School of International Affairs Conference “Canadian Foreign Policy Under Review,” Waterloo, Ontario, November 2005.
• “Guerillas in Our Midst: The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers, 1942-45.” Paper delivered at the Canadian Historical Association, London, Ontario, May 2005.
• “‘The Eyes and Ears of the Canadian Forces’: The Canadian Rangers as a Human Solution to Northern Sovereignty and Security.” Paper delivered at the Ocean Management Research Network (OMRN) Conference, Ottawa, November 2003.
• “The Canadian Rangers: Protectors of the North.” Invited paper delivered at the Joint and Combined Warfare Symposium, Canadian Forces College, Toronto, December 2002.
• “The Rangers – A Canadian Success Story.” Invited paper delivered at the Canadian Arctic Research Council (CARC) Conference “On Thinning Ice: Climate Change and New Ideas about Sovereignty and Security in the Arctic,” Ottawa, January 2002. Paper to be published in conference proceedings, currently being prepared by Dr. Rob Huebert.
• “Sovereignty, Security and Community Development in the Canadian North.” Paper delivered at the Armed Forces and Society Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2001.