The Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for a 12-month Limited Term Appointment faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in North American Archaeology beginning July 1, 2024, subject to budgetary approval.
Stantec is looking to expand their archaeology team and are seeking a full time Archaeologist to lead field programs. Work will focus on projects across various service lines in the Yukon, with opportunities to contribute to projects in British Columbia.
The CAA Membership Committee is looking for new members! After a hiatus, the committee is looking to create a new action plan for 2024 to help identify its priorities and initiatives for the next year.
The membership committee is particularly interested in individuals who have diverse perspectives on the needs of members from across the country, and who would be interested in proposing programming for members.
The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs are proud to co-host the 55th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Archaeological Association.
The theme for this conference is “Gathering Perspectives”. As a way of learning and knowing, archaeology draws on many fields of study: geology, chemistry, ethnology, geomatics and biology to name a few. This way improves understanding of archaeological records of events, peoples’ lives and their identities; it is a strength of archaeological practice. At the same time, the discipline of archaeology has only recently begun to acknowledge, honour and respect its responsibilities to, and impacts on, the descendants of those who made the places and belongings studied. Like family heirlooms, secrets and truths, archaeological sites and artefacts are also personal legacy. Descendants’ perspectives on value, interpretation and care are critical in decision- making, as expertise is gathered to inform management and education. As Indigenous leaders and co-hosts of CAA 2023, the Maw-lukutijitk Saqmaq (Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs) believes in the importance and necessity of this growth of archaeological practice. In Mawpeltu’ek (Membertou), we shall gather and gain perspectives…to the benefit of us all. Msɨt No’kmaq.
The land which is now Canada is in the grip of a heritage crisis. Climate change and sea-level rise are destroying archaeological sites at an alarming scale and rate. Thousands of years of archaeological heritage, the majority of which is Indigenous, have already been lost, and there is no coordinated program to address the issue. The future of the past is at extreme risk, and we must act now.
Content Warning: This statement deals with child death and Indian Residential Schools
If you are experiencing trauma or feeling triggered, help is available 24/7 for survivors and their families through the Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419. Mental health support for Indigenous peoples in the lands known as Canada is available through the Hope for Wellness chatline at 1-800-721-0066 or using the chat box at https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/. The Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society provides information about these and other supports that are available: https://www.irsss.ca
Many congratulations to this year’s award winners!
CAA POSTER PRIZES – EDMONTON 2022
BEST GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER Kabeshinàn: Situating the BiFw-6 site in Broader Cultural Landscapes Samantha Albanese (with Peter Timmins) – Western University
BEST UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT POSTER (Re-)Imagining the Schreiber Wood Landscape: Digital Reconstructions of 19th Century Settler Occupations at the University of Toronto Mississauga Mahalia Johnna Baguio and Ya Qi Mo – University of Toronto Mississauga
On behalf of the Canadian Archaeological Association, we call for immediate action to support communities to locate the children who died at and went missing from Indian Residential Schools, as outlined in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action 71-76. We also call for immediate action to support Indigenous communities searching for lost loved ones who never came home from other schools, hospitals, and sanatoria across the land we now call Canada.
