April Hawkins

Managing Archaeology of the Americas collection, Royal Ontario Museum @ROMtoronto. Interested in archaeology of Western Hemisphere, Museums. Opinions mine.

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

10,000 yrs of #Toronto history in 8 objects.
Listen: http://t.co/Y5wv5VC5fF
Experience: http://t.co/81RnBXGekU

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

Saw you play Wednesday! Sending some love from Toronto, we love you DeMar! Wish you were still here @DeMar_DeRozan @NBA

[Indian Residential School Survivors Society @IRSSurvivor]

Keep it going. You can make a difference:
• Actively listen to Indigenous voices
• Contact your MPs and local officials AGAIN
• Push for the TRC's recommendations
• Stand up to prejudice and stereotypes
• Be patient, empathetic and receptive

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

Brilliant new definition of archaeology from @profdanhicks ! Can’t wait for my copy of my new favourite book #TheBrutishMuseums ! Knew I had to have a copy when I started applauding irl while reading the intro in my electronic library copy 🔥👏💪

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

@profdanhicks Excellent! I love this much more apt definition!!!💪

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

@profdanhicks @MCHammer @joinClubhouse Love to join! Need an invite for @joinClubhouse

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

@MuseumGirlSarah How crazy! Hope you are doing okay!

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

Anyone surprised? https://t.co/odF2CmPROp

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

@rajoyceUCB Lovely lyrical truth in syncopated cadence.

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

@profdanhicks 👏👏👏💪

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

New ethical policy for Indigenous Research https://t.co/30uzi9VLBK

[CSPAN @cspan]

Rep @AOC: "I do not need Rep. Yoho to apologize to me. Clearly he does not want to. Clearly when given the opportunity he will not & I will not stay up late at night waiting for an apology from a man who has no remorse over calling women & using abusive language towards women."

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

Post-Doc position @ROMtoronto in Ontario Archaeology: https://t.co/Wwrwo6o560

[Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag]

A collector in the United States has handed over some 3,500 tongue-shaped copper coins, which are thought to have been used in what are now the southwestern Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoacán between A.D. 1200 and 1500, to Mexican authorities.

https://t.co/PgurceW7Up

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

Call for applications! 2020-21 Art & Culture Internship Program @ROMtoronto
https://t.co/29e54dE0q5

[April Hawkins @aprilsMuseum]

@s_scale 🤦‍♀️

[Patty Gerstenblith @PGerstenblith]

I’m glad to see that museums are starting to understand that having a curator of provenance is the cost-effective (as well as legal and ethical) way to go. Congratulations!

[Antiquities Coalition @CombatLooting]

Welcome to Washington, DC, ⁦@archaeology_aia⁩! We’re thrilled to see such a focus on fighting #culturalracketeering this year and thank the organization for its continued leadership on this issue.🏺❤️🏺 https://t.co/mAupJZBc2D

[Patty Gerstenblith @PGerstenblith]

Thank you to the AIA #aiascs2020 for honoring me with this award and its recognition of the importance of cultural heritage preservation and the collaborative efforts of so many.

[Antiquities Coalition @CombatLooting]

With his groundbreaking 1973 book, The Plundered Past, Karl E. Meyer brought much needed attention to the growing crisis of cultural racketeering. As a journalist he also covered some of the most important stories of his lifetime. Our thoughts are with his family and friends…