Our fieldschool is well underway in St. Albert! Curious for updates and info on upcoming public talk about this project? Check out the video below! 🏺 www.instagram.com/reel/DZpx-XZ...

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I’m inspired by Kisha Supernant and the @uofa-ipia.bsky.social team!

APTN News@aptnnews.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It's Indigenous History Month and APTN News is celebrating First Nations, Inuit and Métis people making a difference across the country. Who in your community inspires you?

"There are many lines of evidence to help find children, most importantly Survivor, family, and community knowledge, but also archives and ground search methods such as ground-penetrating radar." - @archaeomapper.bsky.social - @uofa-ipia.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2026/04/03/t... #archaeology

The Land Holds Truth: Searching for Unmarked Graves at Indian Residential Schools

After Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc 2021 announcement, communities searched for missing children, using archaeology to shift from harm toward truth, healing, accountability, and justice.

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This year's IPIA field school has officially begun! Keep an eye on our social media for updates on news and events 😊 We wish all of the field school students a very happy first week! 🏺

It's finally time 🎉 The @can-arch.bsky.social conference starts tomorrow (May 6), and you'll be able to find several of our lovely IPIA scholars all over the place! If you're at the conference, come check out our sessions and presentations and say hi! 🏺

The @can-arch.bsky.social conference is only a few weeks away, and the preliminary schedule is now available online 🎉 You can catch IPIA scholars presenting all over the conference, and Solène and Sara's session on historical archaeology in western Canada will be the morning of May 8th 🏺

In partnership with UAlberta's Department of Anthropology, we have a special speaker event coming up! On April 29th, join us in-person to hear Dr. Dara Bramson talk about Indigenous knowledges and western science in a clinical context. See below for more info:

Join us tomorrow, April 8th, in-person or online to hear Dr. Eve Nimmo speak about legacy collections! 12:05 - 1:00 pm MT, free to attend but registration for online participation required. Visit the link to learn more! 🏺

A new article from IPIA Director Dr. Kisha Supernant! You can read the article at the link below: 🏺

NiCHE Canada@nichecanada.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today we have "The Land Holds Truth: Searching for Unmarked Graves at Indian Residential Schools" by @archaeomapper.bsky.social The latest in our Land, Memory, & Schooling: Env. Histories of Colonial Education series, edited by C. Fraser & @jdunkin.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2026/04/03/t...

Only a few days left to submit an abstract for this year's CAA conference! If you're interested in historical archaeology, check out Sara and Solène's session and consider submitting an abstract (due March 31st)! 🏺

Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta@uofa-ipia.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Interested in historical archaeology and planning to attend the Canadian Archaeological Association conference in May? Consider submitting a paper to this great session, hosted by two of our IPIA scholars! Email Solène or Sara for more info, and visit the CAA website to submit an abstract 🏺

Happy Friday, everyone! Don't forget, our next Speaker Series event is next Tuesday, the 24th. Curious to learn more? Check out the link below! 🏺

Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta@uofa-ipia.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Good news - our first Speaker Series event of 2026 is coming this month! Join us Feb 24th, 11:30 am (MT), to learn about ecocultural archives from Dr. Robin Woywitka. Free to attend in person or online, registration for online is required. Learn more at the webpage we've linked! 🏺

Interested in historical archaeology and planning to attend the Canadian Archaeological Association conference in May? Consider submitting a paper to this great session, hosted by two of our IPIA scholars! Email Solène or Sara for more info, and visit the CAA website to submit an abstract 🏺

Interested in learning more about field schools being offered through UAlberta? Check out this upcoming roundtable discussion, on Feb 25th! 🏺

Good news - our first Speaker Series event of 2026 is coming this month! Join us Feb 24th, 11:30 am (MT), to learn about ecocultural archives from Dr. Robin Woywitka. Free to attend in person or online, registration for online is required. Learn more at the webpage we've linked! 🏺

There's still time for students to apply to the 2026 IPIA Field School, held in St. Albert from May 25 to June 26. Check out the page below to learn more! Applications close Feb 15th. 🏺

Applications are still open! Want to learn more? Check out our website for details! 🏺

Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta@uofa-ipia.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Happy New Year, everyone! We're excited to share that applications for the 2026 IPIA archaeology field school in St. Albert, AB, are now open! Applications will close on February 15, 2026. Visit our website for the application link, and to learn more: 🏺

Register and join us tomorrow for this webinar on how to identify and confront the rising tide of residential school denialism and antI-Indigenous hatred.

Ross Jamieson@rossjami.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Truth Before Reconciliation: How to Identify and Confront Residential School Denialism. An online presentation by @seancarleton.bsky.social , Thurs, Jan 29 11:30 am PST. To register: sfu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Sponsored by the SFU Depts of Archaeology, English, History, and Indigenous Studies

ICYMI: applications for our 2026 field school are now open! Check out the website below for more info. 🏺

Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta@uofa-ipia.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Happy New Year, everyone! We're excited to share that applications for the 2026 IPIA archaeology field school in St. Albert, AB, are now open! Applications will close on February 15, 2026. Visit our website for the application link, and to learn more: 🏺

Are you interested in historic archaeology in western Canada? Consider submitting a paper to this great session hosted by two of our wonderful IPIA scholars, Dr. Solène Mallet Gauthier and Sara Lefurgey, at this year's CAA conference! 🏺

Former IPIA scholar Dr. Solène Mallet Gauthier @somag.bsky.social was interviewed by Radio-Canada about CRM archaeology in Canada and the need for more archaeologists. Listen (in French) at the link below! 🏺

Pénurie d’archéologues professionnels au Canada | OHdio | Radio-Canada

Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Le café show : Pénurie d’archéologues professionnels au Canada

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ICYMI: applications for our 2026 field school are now open! Check out the website below for more info. 🏺

Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta@uofa-ipia.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Happy New Year, everyone! We're excited to share that applications for the 2026 IPIA archaeology field school in St. Albert, AB, are now open! Applications will close on February 15, 2026. Visit our website for the application link, and to learn more: 🏺

Happy New Year, everyone! We're excited to share that applications for the 2026 IPIA archaeology field school in St. Albert, AB, are now open! Applications will close on February 15, 2026. Visit our website for the application link, and to learn more: 🏺

Join us in congratulating IPIA scholar Solène Mallet Gauthier, who today passed her PhD defense! Congratulations, Doctor Mallet Gauthier!

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Check it out: a new open access article from a special 2023 roundtable session at the AAAs featuring interviews with anthropologists and archaeologists who are helping identify unmarked graves at Residential Schools (Canada) and boarding schools (US), including IPIA Director Dr. Kisha Supernant 🏺

Tomorrow! Online registration is still open!

Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta@uofa-ipia.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Our next Speaker Series event is on Dec 2, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm (MT)! Dr. Katie Biittner will be talking about archaeogaming and the early history of video game development. In-person and online, visit our event page for more info! 🏺 www.ualberta.ca/en/prairie-i...

We are disappointed to see that the new Federal Budget has not committed to sustained, long-term funding towards supporting the ongoing investigations into missing children and unmarked graves associated with Indian Residential Schools in Canada. See the CAA statement below for more:

Field school news! The IPIA will once again be running our Indigenous Archaeology Field School in St. Albert, AB, from May 25th to June 26th 2026. Applications will open Jan 5th, 2026. Learn more at our field school page: 🏺 www.ualberta.ca/en/prairie-i...

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! 🏺

Our next Speaker Series event is on Dec 2, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm (MT)! Dr. Katie Biittner will be talking about archaeogaming and the early history of video game development. In-person and online, visit our event page for more info! 🏺 www.ualberta.ca/en/prairie-i...

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! 🏺