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Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta
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We are the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, an Indigenous-led institute with a commitment to continuing to support Indigenous-engaged archaeological research.

Find out more: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/prairie-indigenous-archaeology/index.
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If you're in St. Albert on Friday, come hear recent IPIA grad Maria Nelson share some of her research into Métis cemeteries, kinscapes, and deathscapes! 🏺
Description for Maria's talk about her research conducted at the Batoche National Historic Site. Talk will be held at the Musée Héritage Museum, which is inside St. Albert Place, on Friday Nov 21 from 2 to 3 pm Mountain Time. Admission is $3 per person.
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Congratulations to our MA student Sara Lefurgey for her first conference presentation, on soil spectroscopy and her use of tech called the S4 in burial contexts, at the recent conference for the Canadian Association of Biological Anthropology! 🎉

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Sara standing in a room of seated audience members. To her left is a large projector screen with the title of her presentation, "Exploring parameters and limitations: soil spectroscopy in burial contexts."
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Our first Speaker Series event of 2025 is coming up! Join us on Oct 30, 11:30 to 12:30 pm MT, to hear Dr. Andre Costopoulos talk about the evolution of UFO beliefs from WWII to today! Attend in-person in Tory 14-28, or join us online (registration in the next post). Hope to see you there! 🏺
Poster for a talk on Oct 30, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm MT, titled "The Cultural Evolution of Beliefs About UFOs since the Second World War." Talk is in-person on the UAlberta campus, in the Tory Building, room 14-28. It is also available online, and the registration for the zoom link is in the next post.
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM