This is truly an honour; none of us on the working group do this for recognition, but this award will help amplify the good work we are trying to do to support Indigenous communities in the sacred work of locating potential unmarked graves. Thank you #GGInnovation !

Check out this new article in Scientific American, written by IPIA Director Dr. Kisha Supernant!

An Indigenous Archaeologist’s Journey to Find the Lost Children

scientificamerican.com/article/an-ind…

At Dr. Kisha Supernant, social agitator (she/her).’s opening keynote for the 2023 American Anthropological Association/CASCA Meeting, and did not expect to start crying at one point—grateful to learn today, grateful to be called to do more reflection, and I felt seen in the transformative reflections she offers us. Incredible.

Ended the day at #AAACASCA2023 with an inspiring and moving talk by Dr. Kisha Supernant, social agitator (she/her).. I resonated with her words: 'We don't have an inherent right to tell other people's stories (...) What gives you the right to ask? (...) How can we do better this time?'. Cried a bit, won't lie

📢 U.S. National Science Foundation announces $120M in funding to create 4 new Science & Technology Centers (STC)!

★STC for Quantitative Cell Biology
★New Frontiers of Sound STC
★Center for Complex Particle Systems
★Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges & Science

➡ bit.ly/3P6M5qE

ICYMI - or to watch it again - view the #RSC recording of the first webinar in the #CollegeofNewScholars series, this one on #Indigenous Engagement. Featuring Dr. Kisha Supernant, social agitator (she/her). & The Royal Society of Canada College President Frank Deer. #HumanRights
>> youtu.be/b-2gPcPHFjQ

This quote, from the The New York Times review of the OPPENHEIMER film: 'He served as director of a clandestine weapons lab built in a near-desolate stretch of Los Alamos, in New Mexico'...

It was inhabited by Hispanos. They were given less than 24 hr to leave. Their farms bulldozed. 1

Minegoziibe Anishinabe, also known as Pine Creek First Nation, plans to unearth the area under the Our Lade of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church beginning on Monday.
The community hired a company to search the site of the former Pine Creek Residential School winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/manitoba-first…

Excavations have been slow because we've been uncovering many, MANY tiny seed beads, which require a focused eye and steady hands to find and pick up. We were also very lucky to have a visit from beaded chickadee, who shared so much wonderful knowledge about beads! #EMITA_2023

Climate wondering how much it has to change before humans notice
thebeaverton.com/2018/07/climat…

HCIP & FIRE Grants Are Now Open! - mailchi.mp/edmontonherita…

abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/s…

Truth!

Men,are you listening? You don’t set boundaries for your woman friend, baby mama or wife. You set boundaries for yourself. You’re the only person you may legitimately control.

A wonderful feature on Elder Gilman Cardinal, who has supported Native Studies and contributed to the Faculty for many years: bit.ly/3PPTuN1

University committee on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Jodie is awesome and doing great work!

TRC tried to get Universities to open their archives and search for records relating to experiments - we know they happened.

This is absolutely the correct response to an individual request. Boards would save themselves a lot of headache by publicly communicating this though. Many people are under the impression that they can get accommodations for this and it creates a chilling effect on educators.

Mohawk Mothers call for protection of sites with possible unmarked graves montrealgazette.com/news/local-new… via Montreal Gazette