‼️ There is still time to register for today's Gathering of the Sector! Join our colleagues from @cahpacecp@ICOMOS_Canada and @IndigenousHerit as we discuss the upcoming election. #elexn44
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Join us TOMORROW (Sept 8) at 12:15EST for a #HeritageSector conversation about the upcoming 🇨🇦 election, party promises about heritage, & gov't relation strategies. We're partnering with @nationaltrustca@IndigenousHerit & @ICOMOS_Canada for this event: https://t.co/Q04LQIxgzC
Heritage Conservation is Climate Action. Hear from some of the top international minds on Climate and Heritage during our Plenary Session on the Environmental Reset. #NTCONF@mtbarch@AndrewSPotts Shane Moffatt, @Melody_Lepine Lori Ferriss, Carl Elefante
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Today, the #GC announced further actions to support Indigenous communities as they continue to respond to and heal from the trauma of residential schools, including their intent to appoint a Special Interlocutor to facilitate discussion with #IndigenousPeoples on the path forward
The Indigenous Heritage Circle is a signatory on this public statement. We welcome a @UNESCO delegation to monitor Wood Buffalo National Park and assess the status of its Outstanding Universal Value which is nearly at risk.
#Indigenous communities, civil society organizations and concerned scientists across Canada welcomed a recent decision by the #WorldHeritageCommittee to request a second Reactive Monitoring mission to #WoodBuffaloNationalPark.
Read full statement: https://t.co/X4cEFtARfY
"Researchers at the University of Toronto are assembling mobile research kits designed to help Indigenous communities in the Great Lakes region recover and rejuvenate cultural knowledge, artistic practices and languages."
https://t.co/bbDPE3sUfq
Today we met with our colleagues at @can_arch, @CndHistAssoc, @cpa_acp & @CAPA_ACAP to understand nationally coordinated efforts to respectfully address the identification of unmarked IRS burial places. We’d like to recognize IHC Board Director @ArchaeoMapper for her leadership.
New resource available: Recommended Pathway for Locating Unmarked Graves Around Residential Schools
Accessible through the CAA homepage under the special section - Resources for Indigenous Communities Considering Investigating Unmarked Graves.
https://t.co/N8st4hsmvo
‼️Monday‼️
This #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay - June 21, take some time to learn about Indigenous contributions and perspectives on city building from leading Indigenous practitioners and professionals.
Register for this free event: https://t.co/iUVRTwNqIZ
We would like to congratulate Dr. Kisha Supernant (@ArchaeoMapper) from our Board of Directors for receiving $235,000 through a SSHRC Insight Grant to support her community-driven work in Indigenous archaeology.
The IHC welcomes the appointment of the first Commissioner of Indigenous Languages and looks forward to working with Chief Ronald Ignace, Joan Greyeyes, Georgina Liberty and Robert Watt on this important work.
I am proud to announce the appointment of Commissioner Ronald Ignace, and Directors Joan Greyeyes, Georgina Liberty and Robert Watt, to the very first Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages. https://t.co/J9Emou223C
#UNDRIP legislation is going to have an impact on all aspects of Canadian policy making, this will be an incredibly valuable resource for all of us in the #heritage industry!
The IHC and @CCUNESCO are launching a new collaborative project. We'll be preparing a resource for heritage professionals and policy makers about the cultural heritage rights outlined in #UNDRIP. This will be published later in 2021.
The Indigenous Heritage Circle has developed a working relationship with the Canadian Archaeological Association (@can_arch). Please see their statement and resources.
Please take the time to watch this informative interview between Dr. Kisha Supernant of our Board of Directors (@ArchaeoMapper) and @NatashaFatah of CBC News.
Kamloops Residential School: The discovery was made through ground penetrating technology - GPR
Kisha Supernant @ArchaeoMapper explains GPR from a scientific perspective but also from a cultural and community one that her own family has endured.
https://t.co/whr14wvkrE
Dr. Kisha Supernant (Metis) is on the Board of Directors for the Indigenous Heritage Circle. She’s been a powerful voice in the recent discovery of #215children at the Kamloops Residential School. Follow her on Twitter to hear thoughts from an Indigenous archaeologist.