Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Indian Act. Over on @activehist.bsky.social, we’re running a year-long series examining its controversial history. Here’s the series introduction I contributed to: activehistory.ca/blog/2026/01...
Sat down on the porch to read @tkingfisher.com's new book and an extremely large fly landed almost immediately on the book. Felt very ominous... 🐝
Portrait of Louis Riel
On this #LouisRielDay, let’s remember the visionary leader who helped shape Western Canada and fought for Métis and Francophone language rights. Explore books on Louis Riel in our library: https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/discovery?lang=en
📷 3192039
I can't believe I missed this announcement... Except for the fact that it happened to coincide with my PhD defense. That's probably the only thing that could have distracted me from the fact that my favorite series of the last few years is coming out with its THIRD and FINAL (!!) book!!!
Omg yayyyy!!! Congratulations 🎉👏 that sounds absolutely perfect!
"They were places where cultural continuity and connection to the land endured, and where everyday practices—particularly women’s work in food production—sustained families and affirmed Métis identity." - Cheryl Troupe
niche-canada.org/2025/08/08/m...
#envhist #cdnhist #metis #foodhistory
A pinkish blob in a pale pink background. Text in grey reads 'Conference registration is Open'. Below that, it reads 'early registration ends March 31st', and then 'caa 2026, Canmore, Alberta' in smaller grey letters before the rest. There is a reddish figure to the left with its arms in the air.
🎉Conference Registration is Open!!🎉
Are you getting excited about the CAA/ACA 2026 conference?? We sure are!
Conference registration is now open now on our website!
Early 🐦 registration closes on March 31st, and online registration closes on May 1st!
#CAA #Conference #CanArch #archaeology 🏺
@can-arch.bsky.social !
Season 2 of the Parks Canada podcast, ReCollections, is now available!
Learn more here: niche-canada.org/2026/01/20/s...
#envhist #parkhistory #cdnhist #parkscanada
Absolutely delightful
This is going to be a really fun and stimulating session on pseudoarchaeology and communicating archaeology at the upcoming meeting of the @can-arch.bsky.social in beautiful Canmore, AB, May 6-10!
Some coverage of a recent talk in Pubnico by Senior Curator of Archaeology, Dr. Katie Cottreau-Robins on the Fort St-Louis excavations: lecourrier.com/francophonie...
Cneha??
What if, hear me out, we supported the researchers we already have (myself & my colleagues included) who are struggling to find finding & research positions as it is, & are frequently looking outside the continent for actual opportunities?
Thank you!! 😁🙌 So excited!
Hand holding a book titled "Empire of Shadows" by Jacquelyn Benson
I've been having SO MUCH FUN reading this book by @jbensonink.bsky.social! Only about 100 pages in... But I can't stop giggling and kicking my feet. This is exactly what I needed! (I also need to be friends with Ellie and Constance)
Ah yes, the Truth ™️
Robyn, are you aware of any news articles about this stuff? I'm getting the feeling Canadian researchers are not aware of this enough and the lack of media coverage may part of this.
Oh that's going to be a Hard No on mining applicants data for weird anti-EDI stuff??? Check out the letter below if you hold/have applied to Tri-Council funding in Canada! #academia #tricouncil #sshrc
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.
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! 🏺
This morning IPIA PhD Candidate Solène Mallet Gauthier was interviewed by Radio-Canada about the Vatican's return of Indigenous belongings. Give it a listen at the link below! 🏺
ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
Don’t be puzzled by the lack of deadline in the ad. This is an imposed HR quirk. Reviews will begin c. November 1st! Happy to field any questions! #archaeology
The chair has a dark, reddish-brown stained wood frame with turned legs and a carved, scalloped crest rail supported by small spindles. The key feature is the decorative splint-woven back panel and woven seat. The tall, rectangular back panel is filled with woven materials decorated with porcupine quills, dyed fibers, or fabric appliques in a vibrant, complex geometric design. The pattern features a large central eight-pointed star or rosette in light brown, red, blue, and black, surrounded by bold wedges and checkerboard patterns in white, red, black, and gold/tan.
What do you get when you combine traditional Mi’kmaw quill work with furniture-making techniques of the 1800s? A triumph in design that became all the rage in Victorian Nova Scotia.
Call for Papers: Self | Other | History – Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada 2026
- @cndhistassoc.bsky.social
CHA Annual Meeting 2026 – University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown – 1-3 June 2026
Deadline: November 15, 2025
niche-canada.org/2025/10/02/c...
Hey! Are you sure being on social media is what you need right now? Maybe you'd be better served by a book, a Discord call with friends, or diving face-first into a tub of chocolate pudding.
If socials are right? Then great. But please be good to yourselves.
Check out this important new paper, co-written by IPIA scholars Dr. Kisha Supernant ( @archaeomapper.bsky.social) and Solène Mallet Gauthier (@somag.bsky.social), on confronting and disrupting "grey zones" in Canadian archaeology 🏺
A good read!
That's what I tell myself too!!
Canadian arch lost two incredibly talented people in the Lisboa funicular accident... 😓
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2...
Star Trek 2009 film scene. We see Kirk sittion some machinery in a ship setting with Scotty in the background looking on. Both are dressed in street clothes, Kirk has a black eye an looks a bit beat up, but still has Tiger Beat perfect hair. Closed caption, "(DISMAYED GURGLE)"