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On November 16, 2023, 15 residents were inducted into the Order of Ottawa, including Stittsville resident Janet Young.
Janet is the Curator of Physical Anthropology at the Canadian Museum of History. Her research interests include biomechanical and pathological changes in the human skeleton as they relate to activity patterns and general health outcomes of past and present populations. Her expertise includes museum studies, repatriation, forensics, bioarcheology, burial practices, and disability. She holds a MSc in Human Osteology, Palaeopathology and Funerary Archaeology and a Ph in Population Health.
Janet Young has distinguished herself as one of Canada’s foremost biological anthropologists, bringing credit to the Museum and the broader Ottawa community as one of the nation’s leading authorities on the identification and repatriation of ancestral remains.
Her publications and presentations have covered a range of topics, including repatriation, forensics, historical bioarcheology, Indigenous bioarcheology, burial practices, and disability. With a research focus on population movements and settlements, and as a specialist in the study of human skeletal remains, some of her current work deals with Barrack Hill Cemetery, Ottawa’s first settler’s cemetery that existed in the early days of Bytown, examining and revealing fascinating information about the earliest European population from the Ottawa area.
The 15 Order of Ottawa inductees for 2023 are:
- Ritchard Brisbin
- Dr. Christopher Carruthers
- Michael Crockatt
- Dr. Robert Cushman
- John Ferguson
- Deirdre Freiheit
- Sharon Ching Wai Kan
- Sam Laprade
- André M. Levesque
- Anne Merklinger
- Joan Milkson
- Mark Palmer
- Solange Tuyishime Keita
- Marianne Wilkinson
- Janet Young
The Mayor also presented Ray Martel with the Brian Kilrea Award for Excellence in Coaching, a City award that recognizes an amateur coach who best exemplifies the qualities of leadership and commitment.
The Order of Ottawa, established in 2012, celebrates outstanding citizens of Ottawa. This prestigious, civic award recognizes exceptional citizens who have achieved the highest level of excellence and achievement in many fields of endeavour, have brought honour and prestige to themselves and made significant contributions to the community that benefit the citizens of Ottawa. More info and nominations…
Janet Young est conservatrice de l’anthropologie physique au Musée canadien de l’histoire. Ses recherches portent sur les changements biomécaniques et pathologiques du squelette humain en relation avec les modes d’activité et les résultats de santé générale des populations passées et présentes. Son expertise comprend les études muséales, le rapatriement, la médecine légale, la bioarchéologie, les pratiques funéraires et le handicap. Elle détient une maîtrise en ostéologie humaine, paléopathologie et archéologie funéraire ainsi qu’un doctorat en santé des populations.
Janet Young s’est distinguée comme l’une des anthropologues biologistes les plus éminentes du pays, faisant profiter le Musée et la grande communauté d’Ottawa de sa notoriété en tant que sommité canadienne de l’identification et du rapatriement des dépouilles ancestrales.
Ses publications et présentations ont porté sur tout un éventail de sujets, dont le rapatriement, la médecine légale, la bioarchéologie historique, la bioarchéologie autochtone, les pratiques funéraires et le handicap. Ses recherches s’intéressent notamment aux mouvements de populations et aux peuplements. D’ailleurs, en tant que spécialiste de l’étude des restes d’ossements humains, Janet Young examine actuellement les découvertes du cimetière Barrack Hill, un cimetière de colons établi aux balbutiements d’Ottawa, alors appelé Bytown. Elle révèle ainsi l’histoire fascinante des premiers colons européens qui se sont installés dans la région.