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Amelia Fay

@aemfay.bsky.social

Archaeologist by training | Museum Curator with an anti-colonial approach | Mom of 3 cats and one small human | Slow runner |Settler on Treaty 1 land | She/her.

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Amelia Fay@aemfay.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Up before sunrise today so I opened the blinds and watched a bank of fog roll in as the sky got lighter & lighter. This city was my home for 8 years during grad school and I’ve missed it!

A round porthole-style window looks out into the Narrows of St. John’s harbour. In the foreground, a multi-story building, backlit by the bright lights from ships in the harbour. A heavy fog is rolling in.
Amelia Fay@aemfay.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Does anyone know of any articles focussed on the issue of public access to museum collections databases and AI? I’ve got some concerns as we work towards launching a public portal. OR if you work at a museum and some of your collection is available online, what are you doing about it? #museums

Daniel Rück@danrueck.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The Jesuit Archives are offering a new $2500 grant focused on Indigenous researchers investigating Indigenous topics. This is a very rich archive with much Indigenous language material. archivesjesuites.ca/en/indigenou...

NEW: Indigenous Research Grant, 2025-2026 | The Archive of the Jesuits in Canada

The latest news from the Archive of the Jesuits in Canada. Get updates on the latest exhibitions, blogs, press releases, and videos today.

archivesjesuites.ca

Amelia Fay@aemfay.bsky.social · last yr.

Museums and archives play such an important role, I’m hoping that this latest HBC news brings more awareness to this. Maybe it’ll also convince folks that appropriate funding for these institutions is crucial for their survival! www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/0...

CTV National News: Concerns grow over future of Hudson’s Bay artifacts amid possible auction

CTV’s Alex Karpa reports on the controversy surrounding thousands of historic Hudson’s Bay artifacts, as First Nations call for them to remain in public hands.

ctvnews.ca

Amelia Fay@aemfay.bsky.social · 2y ago

Lots of media requests today, but when a company like the HBC is in decline folks are reaching out to gain some historical insight! My voice will be tired by the end of the day…

Amelia Fay@aemfay.bsky.social · 2y ago

Read this on my flight home last night. An incredible page-turner but also filled with love and family connection. I highly recommend it if you’re on the hunt for a good read!

A paperback novel with a shiny red cover sits on a beige couch. The title, Bad Cree, is written in big white letters. Underneath in smaller black font are some Cree syllabics and the words “a novel”. A thin black line like a wire runs the width of the book near the bottom and three black crows sit on it. The author’s name, Jessica Johns, is in yellow under the crows.
Amelia Fay@aemfay.bsky.social · 2y ago

Two belongings from the HBC collection are part of the beautiful Nuxalk exhibition at MOA, and I was honoured to attend an incredible day of celebration for the opening. I love this part of my job.

An exhibit case featuring Helen Housty’s belongings. Helen high-ranking Heiltsuk woman who married Nuxalk man Sam Schooner. A woven hat with painted form line artwork sits atop a mount that is nearly invisible, making the hat appear to be floating in the case. Next to it is a carved talking stick. To the left you can see the edge of a woven blanket. Inside MOAs great hall, surrounded by incredible carved totem poles, a large group of people have gathered to listen to Clyde Tallio, co-curator of the new exhibition.
Amelia Fay@aemfay.bsky.social · 2y ago

Got things all set up for the Collections for Community access event on Sunday. I’m very excited to spend time with the birch bark bitings using this lovely light table. Registration is full, but we’ll offer another session again in the future!

Six beautiful birch bark bitings are laid out on a bright white light table to bring out the designs. The birchbark squares look orange and have intricate floral designs, all made by the artists teeth, that appear as brighter yellow when the light shines behind them.
Amelia Fay@aemfay.bsky.social · 2y ago

Begging Winnipeggers to get snow tires and learn how to drive in winter. All of my possible routes to downtown were plagued with accidents and massive back ups.

Amelia Fay@aemfay.bsky.social · 2y ago

2024 was a busy year at work, just did my final monthly tally and I responded to 188 public inquiries, 169 professional inquiries, gave 11 tours, and facilitated 37 collections visits for community members/artists/researchers. All this on top of my regular curatorial & collections mgmt duties.

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 2y ago

Would appreciate a RT from the scientists for this one! We have 665 scientists in the spring database and I want to get us to about 1000 before we set the teachers loose on the database for January matches.

Skype a Scientist@skypeascientist.bsky.social · 2y ago

Scientists! We are trying to get 1000 of us into the volunteer database by Jan 1. You'll be volunteering to speak with classrooms over video chat about your work, and answer their questions! You can volunteer for up to 5 sessions per semester. Sign up here! www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

a graphic that says Scientists we need you, then an old school rotary phone that has a speech bubble saying "talk with classrooms across the globe" and a bulleted list Volunteer for 1-5 Q&As per semester Get matched with the right teacher for you via email 35+ categories of scientist, from squid to space It’s free for teachers" and then "sign up at skypeascientist.com"
Amelia Fay@aemfay.bsky.social · 2y ago

I write a short column for Canada’s History magazine to feature artifacts & belongings from the HBC collection. I’m writing a batch now and every time I go down various rabbit holes of research. It’s time-consuming but fun! Here’s the latest one: www.canadashistory.ca/explore/muse...

Spirits of Christmas Past - Canada's Historysearch-iconclosesearch-iconclose

The Hudson’s Bay Company produced Christmas gift hampers containing liquor and smoking supplies.

canadashistory.ca