11Mar 2020 by TMHC
IWD 2020 In her own words… Sherri Pearce

IWD 2020 In her own words… Sherri Pearce

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International Women's Day 2020 In her own words... - Sherri Pearce Hi, I’m Sherri and they call me the Sherriff… Archaeology has been my passion since a young age. My first foray into archaeology was volunteering at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. From there, I started working as a field tech and then eventually a field director and here I am still, some 20+ years later and now managing projects at TMHC. I am fortunate to have been mentored by and work with many amazing and inspiring women archaeologists, and still do to this day. In fact, it was woman that inspired me to get into archaeology, albeit in a round about way – Wonder Woman! In reading the comics as a child, I developed an interest in Greek and…
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11Mar 2020 by TMHC
IWD 2020 In her own words… Kelly Gostick

IWD 2020 In her own words… Kelly Gostick

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International Women's Day 2020 In her own words... - Kelly Gostick I’m Kelly and I’m a Staff Archaeologist, Report Writer and Field Director at TMHC. My love of archaeology started after my mom took my siblings and I to a public archaeology day that Laurentian University was hosting during their field school at the LaVase North Bank Site in North Bay.  After learning more about archaeology from shows I watched on TLC, the Discovery Channel and the History Channel (back when they actually showed educational programing!), I knew that I wanted to be an archaeologist. Kelly's MA Thesis: If Pits Could Talk: An Analysis of Features from the Figura Site (AgHk-52)           My love of archaeology took me to Wilfrid Laurier University where I earned a…
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10Mar 2020 by TMHC
IWD 2020 In her own words… Breanne Reibl

IWD 2020 In her own words… Breanne Reibl

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International Women's Day 2020 In her own words... - Breanne Reibl Hi everyone! I am Breanne, the Archaeobotanical Analyst at TMHC. I also work as a Lab and Field Technician, meaning I wear a number of hats. I came to TMHC in September 2018 to mainly work on botanical material from The Ward project, but my research interests began in Ontario Iroquoian archaeobotany. For those of you wondering just what an archaeobotanist does, I look for seeds and other plant materials in soil samples that we take from sites. After the samples go through a process called flotation, I sort out the botanical remains and then identify what I can under microscope. The data gives me an idea as to which plants people in the past were using or eating…
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21Jun 2019 by TMHC
National Indigenous Peoples Day 2019

National Indigenous Peoples Day 2019

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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 would ensure federal laws are in harmony with UNDRIP.  Nationally, there have been important conversations about reconciliation related to heritage: Funding through the Canadian Museum Association (CMA)’s "Advancing Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples” as a response to Call to Action 67 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada; Closer to Home: Locating and Retrieving…
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