The Burke Museum of Natural History’s new聽Curator of Native American Anthropology is passionate about preserving indigenous culture.聽A native of Kodiak, Alaska,聽Dr. Sven Haakanson has conducted research and lived in Siberia. He received the聽MacArthur Foundation’s 鈥済enius鈥� grant in 2007 for his work advocating for Native cultures, and plans to conduct further research in Russia.