Anishinàbe Odjìbikan

This Friday!

Bonjour tout le monde,

Notre prochain Archéo-vendredi se déroulera le vendredi 27 février, de 14h30 à 16h30, au local 627 des Laboratoires d’archéologie (300, rue Saint-Paul), en formule comodale.

Nous aurons deux activités à vous proposer:

Dolcy Meness, Naagadjitoodjig Aki, Kitigan Zibi, Karine Taché, Université Laval et Francis Lamothe, Université Laval présenteront :

Two Worlds of Cooking: Experimental Approaches to Ancient Pottery Use on Anishinaabeg Ancestral Land (14h30)
Cette présentation portera sur des recherches archéologiques menées depuis 2016 en Hautes-Laurentides. Un volet important de ce projet explore les pratiques culinaires anishinaabeg. Après un bref survol des objectifs du projet, nous présenterons le documentaire Cooking with Cezin réalisé par Dolcy Meness.


Anishinàbe Odjíbikan: Indigenous-Led Archaeology and Changing Perspectives (15h30)

Cette seconde présentation abordera le chantier école archéologique du groupe Anishinàbe Odjíbikan et l’expérience d’une archéologie initiée par des communautés autochtones. Les membres du groupe parlent de leurs expériences.


Ces projets sont en collaboration avec le Groupe de recherche en archéométrie (GRA), ainsi que le microprogramme en archéologie des Premiers Peuples (MAPP).

Voici le lien pour vous y connecter :

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Au plaisir de vous y voir en grand nombre !

We’re honoured to be presenting at the Archéo-vendredis Speaker Series at Université Laval next Friday!

📍 Université Laval Archaeology Laboratories
🗓 Friday, February 27, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 300 Saint-Paul Street, Québec City

We look forward to sharing our work and experiences in community-led archaeology

Miigwetch!

This past Saturday, Anishinàbe Odjìbikan was invited to the STEAM Fair at the University of Ottawa! We brought along our excavation simulator and some artifacts for visitors to explore and learn from. It was amazing to see so many people curious about the work we do.

We had an incredible excursion yesterday! Pierre Desrosiers led the way on a few archaeological site he'd worked on previously. It was a fantastic day for our Odjibikan participants

Last Month Anishinabe Odjibikan stood alongside Mushkegowuk youth at Parliament Hill to raise our voices against Ontario Bill 5.

This legislation is dangerous because it:
- Weakens consultation with First Nations on development projects
- Creates loopholes for developers to bypass environmental and heritage protections
- Puts sacred burial grounds, archaeological sites, and cultural heritage at risk of desecration

By pushing Bill 5 forward without proper Indigenous consultation, the government continues a long pattern of erasure and disregard for our Nations. We are proud to stand with Mushkegowuk youth and all First Nations fighting to protect our heritage, land and our future generations.

Wrapping up site this week! Big thanks to our amazing team for their hard work this summer. As we finalize measurements and backfill, we'll also be marking the site's closure with a ceremony once the ground is filled and we're all set to wrap things up.🪏

Week 2 in the books!

Week 2! We've opened square units in the field and started digging test pits, finding some chert fragments so far, hopefully more to come 😊

We kicked off our 2025 field work season today! We began by opening the site in a good way, giving thanks to the land, establishing our baseline, and mastering the theodolite with guidance from Dr. Pierre Desrosiers. Carleton student Emma joined us, lending a hand with our field work! 😊

It was an honour to speak and present our work at the Bi-Centennial celebration of McNab/Braeside, this past weekend! 🪶✨
A heartfelt Migwetch to all who visited to learn about Anishinabe culture and people.

Surface collecting along the Kichi Zibi today with our friends Bob and

It was such a nice day to be outside, we are always thankful for the chance to be next to the river ☀️