Alexander von Gernet has been teaching courses relating to Aboriginal studies at the University of Toronto at Mississauga for the past ten years. He is one of a few Canadian scholars who have published contributions in archaeology, ethnohistory, as well as oral historiography. His main interest is in reconstructing Aboriginal pasts by using various sources of evidence in methodological conjunction. He is in considerable demand as a consultant for both government and First Nations clients and has served as an academic advisor and expert witness in numerous Aboriginal litigations in Newfoundland, Québec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and New York State. He was one of the contributing authors of the Report of the Royal Commission of Aboriginal Peoples and was the Editor-in-Chief of Ontario Archaeology. Professor von Gernet is currently writing a book on oral traditions as evidence in Aboriginal litigation.