Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology

Put us in your calendar! We warmly invite you to join us in honouring the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 10th anniversary of the release of its Final Report and 94 Calls to Action. This event brings together Indian Residential School Survivors, their families, and community members for a day of connection, learning, and intergenerational healing at William Hawrelak Park. We will begin together with ceremony and a shared pancake breakfast, followed by opportunities to participate in a land-based teachings, art workshop, storytelling circle, and tea-making workshop. The gathering will close together in a good way. Survivors are warmly encouraged to bring family members across generations. The event is free, and everyone is welcome. Please register to let us know you are coming using the Poster QR code or by visiting this link: https://forms.gle/ysSqDsZ7fKVgHyzw6

We warmly invite you to join us in honouring the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 10th anniversary of the release of its Final Report and 94 Calls to Action. This event brings together Indian Residential School Survivors, their families, and community members for a day of connection, learning, and intergenerational healing at William Hawrelak Park. We will begin together with ceremony and a shared pancake breakfast, followed by opportunities to participate in a land-based teachings, art workshop, storytelling circle, and tea-making workshop. The gathering will close together in a good way. Survivors are warmly encouraged to bring family members across generations. The event is free, and everyone is welcome. Please register to let us know you are coming using the Poster QR code or by visiting this link: https://forms.gle/ysSqDsZ7fKVgHyzw6

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 Canadian Archaeological Association 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 Canadian Archaeological Association 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. Hope to see you there!

Historical Archaeology in Western Canadian Contexts: New and Emerging Perspectives | Canadian Archaeological Association / Association canadienne d'archéologie Although historical archaeology has been at the center of Canadian archaeology since its early beginnings, some parts of the country and topics, such as settler history, have been explored more than others. We turn here to Western Canada, where researchers have not only been increasingly thinking ab...

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:

https://www.ualberta.ca/en/prairie-indigenous-archaeology/news/2026/4/braiding-in-the-clinic-a-conversation-with-dr-dara-bramson.html

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!

https://www.ualberta.ca/en/prairie-indigenous-archaeology/news/2026/4/2022026-speaker-series-entangled-trajectories-bringing-new-life-to-legacy-collections-with-dr-eve-nimmo.html

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.

New article from IPIA Director Dr. Kisha Supernant, on archaeologists working to support Indigenous communities:

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.

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)!