Kisha Supernant
@archaeomapper.bsky.social
#Metis archaeologist in amiskwacîwâskahikan. Advocating for Indigenous heritage rights. Helping communities find their children.
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Check out this important new paper, co-written by IPIA scholars Dr. Kisha Supernant ( @archaeomapper.bsky.social) and Solène Mallet Gauthier (@somag.bsky.social), on confronting and disrupting "grey zones" in Canadian archaeology 🏺
Confronting Archaeology’s “Gray Zones” | American Antiquity | Cambridge Core
Confronting Archaeology’s “Gray Zones” - Volume 90 Issue 3
www.cambridge.org
September 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Check out this important new paper, co-written by IPIA scholars Dr. Kisha Supernant ( @archaeomapper.bsky.social) and Solène Mallet Gauthier (@somag.bsky.social), on confronting and disrupting "grey zones" in Canadian archaeology 🏺
Communties need reliable sources of information and guidance to help support the sacred work of searching for missing children. The defunding of the NAC is a huge setback for the work.
IPIA Director Dr. Kisha Supernant: "We are extremely disheartened and disappointed by the decision not to renew funding for this work, which is so important to reconciliation and to healing for our people."
Read this important statement on the Gov't of Canada not renewing funding for the NAC:
Read this important statement on the Gov't of Canada not renewing funding for the NAC:
Statement on behalf of the National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NAC urges continued federal funding to further assist Indigenous communities in their efforts to identify, locate and commemorate missing children TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG…
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February 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Communties need reliable sources of information and guidance to help support the sacred work of searching for missing children. The defunding of the NAC is a huge setback for the work.
Registration is open for the upcoming IPIA speaker series! It is a hybrid event featuring some of our scholars sharing their amazing research about stories of landscape.
Exciting news - our first Speaker Series Event of 2025 is coming soon! Join @ldagg.bsky.social, @rdwambold.bsky.social, and @cultarchaeo.bsky.social on Feb 27, 3:30 pm MT, to hear about the different ways they examine landscapes in their research 🏺
Hybrid event, reg. required for online attendees 👇
Hybrid event, reg. required for online attendees 👇
2025 Speaker Series: Stories of Landscapes
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February 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Registration is open for the upcoming IPIA speaker series! It is a hybrid event featuring some of our scholars sharing their amazing research about stories of landscape.
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Hello everyone! It's time for a proper introduction! We are the IPIA, an Indigenous-led institute at the University of Alberta. We are committed to continuing to support Indigenous-engaged archaeological research 🏺
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Director's Statement
www.ualberta.ca
February 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Hello everyone! It's time for a proper introduction! We are the IPIA, an Indigenous-led institute at the University of Alberta. We are committed to continuing to support Indigenous-engaged archaeological research 🏺
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The IPIA partnered with Chipewyan Prairie First Nation to offer archaeological training to community members in what we hope will be the first of many courses of this type. Thanks to @mapsworth.bsky.social for being the amazing instructor! www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...
Video Spotlight: Indigenous learners delve into archaeology
A new U of A micro-course in archaeology teaches young Indigenous adults how to investigate and identify cultural artifacts, with a view to keeping them on First Nations land.
www.ualberta.ca
January 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The IPIA partnered with Chipewyan Prairie First Nation to offer archaeological training to community members in what we hope will be the first of many courses of this type. Thanks to @mapsworth.bsky.social for being the amazing instructor! www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...
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The same people who believe in “The Great Replacement Theory,” who think they will all be replaced by foreigners, will all actually be giddily replaced by AI by their tech bro overlords.
January 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The same people who believe in “The Great Replacement Theory,” who think they will all be replaced by foreigners, will all actually be giddily replaced by AI by their tech bro overlords.
Feeling deeply inspired (dare I even say hopeful?) after an extraordinary session. Seeing heart-centered archaeology resonate with people across so many places, contexts, and positionalities was wonderful. Thank you to all the amazing participants!
#SHA2025 #archaeology
#SHA2025 #archaeology
January 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Feeling deeply inspired (dare I even say hopeful?) after an extraordinary session. Seeing heart-centered archaeology resonate with people across so many places, contexts, and positionalities was wonderful. Thank you to all the amazing participants!
#SHA2025 #archaeology
#SHA2025 #archaeology
Today's the day! Session starts at 9 am in Galerie 2.
Excited to be in New Orleans for #SHA2025! I'm co-chairing an all day session Friday on Landscapes of Care: Exploring Heart-centered Practice in Historical Archaeology with a diverse and intriguing set of papers. If you are here, come check it out! #archaeology #NOLA
January 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Today's the day! Session starts at 9 am in Galerie 2.
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In 1850, the California government banned the controlled burning that Indigenous people had been doing for centuries. The practice controlled the forest density, scaled down undergrowth, and promoted fire-resistant species. It reduced the severity, mileage, and overall number of forest fires. 1/5
January 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In 1850, the California government banned the controlled burning that Indigenous people had been doing for centuries. The practice controlled the forest density, scaled down undergrowth, and promoted fire-resistant species. It reduced the severity, mileage, and overall number of forest fires. 1/5
Excited to be in New Orleans for #SHA2025! I'm co-chairing an all day session Friday on Landscapes of Care: Exploring Heart-centered Practice in Historical Archaeology with a diverse and intriguing set of papers. If you are here, come check it out! #archaeology #NOLA
January 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Excited to be in New Orleans for #SHA2025! I'm co-chairing an all day session Friday on Landscapes of Care: Exploring Heart-centered Practice in Historical Archaeology with a diverse and intriguing set of papers. If you are here, come check it out! #archaeology #NOLA
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We don’t do this for credit; we do it for JUSTICE and COMMUNITY CARE. We do it because Ancestors are being brutalized in death. #Repatriation to descendant communities is the only ethical way forward.
December 12, 2024 at 9:33 PM
We don’t do this for credit; we do it for JUSTICE and COMMUNITY CARE. We do it because Ancestors are being brutalized in death. #Repatriation to descendant communities is the only ethical way forward.
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Archaeologists used GPR to identify the probable location of a cemetery for people who were enslaved by Andrew Jackson on the grounds of The Hermitage plantation. 🧪🏺
Burials of 28 people Andrew Jackson enslaved found at his Hermitage plantation in Tennessee
Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, enslaved hundreds of people. Archaeologists have discovered where 28 of them were buried.
www.livescience.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Archaeologists used GPR to identify the probable location of a cemetery for people who were enslaved by Andrew Jackson on the grounds of The Hermitage plantation. 🧪🏺
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Amazing opportunity for two PhD students to join us at Cambridge Uni!
Topic: later pastoralists in Kenya, diet, mobility
#archaeology #isotopes #zooarch
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49439/
Amazing opportunity for two PhD students to join us at Cambridge Uni!
Topic: later pastoralists in Kenya, diet, mobility
#archaeology #isotopes #zooarch
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49439/
December 9, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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Amazing opportunity for two PhD students to join us at Cambridge Uni!
Topic: later pastoralists in Kenya, diet, mobility
#archaeology #isotopes #zooarch
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49439/
Amazing opportunity for two PhD students to join us at Cambridge Uni!
Topic: later pastoralists in Kenya, diet, mobility
#archaeology #isotopes #zooarch
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49439/
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After being trapped in Early View purgatory for over a year, the article @mapsworth.bsky.social, @archaeomapper.bsky.social, and I wrote together has *officially* been published in a special issue of Archaeological Prospection! Available open access below:
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Saying what we mean, meaning what we say: Managing miscommunication in archaeological prospection
In North America, archaeological prospection has recently undergone a surge in popularity, resulting in higher visibility for both scientific and fringe narratives. This has been partially due to inc...
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December 9, 2024 at 3:37 PM
After being trapped in Early View purgatory for over a year, the article @mapsworth.bsky.social, @archaeomapper.bsky.social, and I wrote together has *officially* been published in a special issue of Archaeological Prospection! Available open access below:
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This is how it’s done.
December 3, 2024 at 4:59 PM
This is how it’s done.
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Another great starter pack created by @archaeocobb.bsky.social highlights all the archaeologists doing a great job highlighting diversity, equity, and inclusion
Check out this great group of scholars and activists in the field. And be sure to follow Prof Prof Hannah Cobb!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Check out this great group of scholars and activists in the field. And be sure to follow Prof Prof Hannah Cobb!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
December 3, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Another great starter pack created by @archaeocobb.bsky.social highlights all the archaeologists doing a great job highlighting diversity, equity, and inclusion
Check out this great group of scholars and activists in the field. And be sure to follow Prof Prof Hannah Cobb!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Check out this great group of scholars and activists in the field. And be sure to follow Prof Prof Hannah Cobb!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
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“Native peoples are not mascots for sport and entertainment. It is impossible to heal from the decades of racism inflicted on us by way of the team’s fan traditions and former name if we must continue making this point." #NotYourMascot
www.huffpost.com/entry/washin...
www.huffpost.com/entry/washin...
Washington’s Football Team Ditched Its Offensive Name, But A Senator Wants To Save The Logo
A senator is pushing the NFL team to “restore” the former logo, which is widely seen by Native American groups as insulting.
www.huffpost.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:05 PM
“Native peoples are not mascots for sport and entertainment. It is impossible to heal from the decades of racism inflicted on us by way of the team’s fan traditions and former name if we must continue making this point." #NotYourMascot
www.huffpost.com/entry/washin...
www.huffpost.com/entry/washin...
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I'm at the National Assembly building. The army is here. And I just saw two soldiers in fatigues getting pushed around by belligerent ajusshis. and they looked legit scared.
December 3, 2024 at 3:39 PM
I'm at the National Assembly building. The army is here. And I just saw two soldiers in fatigues getting pushed around by belligerent ajusshis. and they looked legit scared.
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After years of the families pushing for action, the landfill search for the remains of two First Nation women who were killed by a Winnipeg serial killer began on Monday.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew spoke to media about the search.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew spoke to media about the search.
Landfill search for the remains of two women begins in Manitoba | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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December 2, 2024 at 8:08 PM
After years of the families pushing for action, the landfill search for the remains of two First Nation women who were killed by a Winnipeg serial killer began on Monday.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew spoke to media about the search.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew spoke to media about the search.
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📣 Contact your Congress members today! Tell them they must pass the bipartisan U.S. Truth & Healing Commission Bill NOW if they ever want to see truth, justice, and healing for boarding school survivors and their families.
Act Now: bit.ly/4fDDK9F
Act Now: bit.ly/4fDDK9F
November 26, 2024 at 7:10 PM
📣 Contact your Congress members today! Tell them they must pass the bipartisan U.S. Truth & Healing Commission Bill NOW if they ever want to see truth, justice, and healing for boarding school survivors and their families.
Act Now: bit.ly/4fDDK9F
Act Now: bit.ly/4fDDK9F
Reading through old reports always makes me angry at how much Métis archaeology has been destroyed, ignored or impacted because it was deemed "historic" and therefore less important than earlier material. #archaeology #indigenous
November 26, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Reading through old reports always makes me angry at how much Métis archaeology has been destroyed, ignored or impacted because it was deemed "historic" and therefore less important than earlier material. #archaeology #indigenous
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If you have family or friends who aren't convinced of the horrors brought upon Indigenous people in Canada maybe tell them the story of how the federal government murdered thousands of sled dog puppies to try and destroy the Inuit way of life
Tonight on APTN National News: The federal government apologizes for its role in the killing of Inuit sled dogs in Nunavik in the 1950s and 1960s.
We speak with AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak about the organization’s upcoming meeting in Ottawa.
Watch live: youtube.com/live/mFPEpA1...
We speak with AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak about the organization’s upcoming meeting in Ottawa.
Watch live: youtube.com/live/mFPEpA1...
November 26, 2024 at 2:50 AM
If you have family or friends who aren't convinced of the horrors brought upon Indigenous people in Canada maybe tell them the story of how the federal government murdered thousands of sled dog puppies to try and destroy the Inuit way of life
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The association Atlantis with white supremacy is well documented. It's not archaeologists looking back to the 1800's to make that association, it's the white supremacists themselves who are writing and saying it as recently as 2024.
November 25, 2024 at 10:13 PM
The association Atlantis with white supremacy is well documented. It's not archaeologists looking back to the 1800's to make that association, it's the white supremacists themselves who are writing and saying it as recently as 2024.
This is a dangerous precedent to set. The fact that both tribal affiliations and pronouns were targeted demonstrates that we need to have solidarity across many different issues and uplift each others voices.
#Indigenous #LBGTQIA2S+
#Indigenous #LBGTQIA2S+
November 25, 2024 at 9:25 PM
This is a dangerous precedent to set. The fact that both tribal affiliations and pronouns were targeted demonstrates that we need to have solidarity across many different issues and uplift each others voices.
#Indigenous #LBGTQIA2S+
#Indigenous #LBGTQIA2S+
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Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Sicillian: I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the half-full cup in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it so I can clearly not choose the half-empty cup in front of me
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Sicillian: I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the half-full cup in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it so I can clearly not choose the half-empty cup in front of me
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Clara Schumann: Only in music could I express my longing for my half empty cup to be full again.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Clara Schumann: Only in music could I express my longing for my half empty cup to be full again.
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Jane Austen: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single cup of good china is in want of tea.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Jane Austen: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single cup of good china is in want of tea.
November 24, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Sicillian: I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the half-full cup in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it so I can clearly not choose the half-empty cup in front of me
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Sicillian: I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the half-full cup in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it so I can clearly not choose the half-empty cup in front of me