International Women’s Day 2020 In her own words… – Series Introduction

Chuck Orser Award J.C. Harrington Medal in Historical Archaeology The most recent issue of Historical Archaeology celebrates the awarding of the J.C. Harrington Medal in Historical Archaeology to Charles (Chuck) E. Orser Jr. by the Society for Historical Archaeology, the leading historical archaeological association in North America. The awarding took place back in January at the 52nd Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology in St. Charles, Missouri. The J.C. Harrington award is one of

Codd Bottles in Ontario Archaeology The latest issue of KEWA features an article by TMHC’s Alexandra Kisielewski about a glass bottle. Now before you retort about how common glass bottles are or how many you have in your recycling at this moment, appreciate that this isn’t just any glass bottle, it’s a Codd bottle. That seemingly extra ‘d’ isn’t a typo either. In the late 19th century, Hiram Codd of London (the other one), was

National Indigenous Peoples Day 2019 June 21st is the first day of summer and the longest day of the year in Canada, but it is also a national-recognized day to celebrate Indigenous Peoples.  This past year has been one of change with respect to Indigenous Peoples at all levels.  At the Federal level, the Liberal government continues to work towards an Indigenous Rights Framework. Bill C-262, a bill introduced by NDP MP Romeo Saganash that

Heritage and the National Inquiry into MMIWG This month, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) released its Final Report. The Inquiry began in 2016 with a mandate to report on the systemic causes of all forms of violence against Indigenous women and girls. The Inquiry also extended its original mandate to focus on two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual (2SLGBTQQIA) people. Besides addressing important issues