Archaeologist/Museum Curator in Appalachian Ohio.
Monuments, Art, Deep-Time and Local Histories, and Indigenous Archaeologies.
PhD:@UMich | BS:@OhioState
🟠 Today is Orange Shirt Day, a day of remembrance as the U.S. confronts the legacy of Indian boarding schools.
“Every single Native person has been affected by boarding schools, whether they attended or not.” says @ChiefBarnes
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Ohio History Connection has reached a settlement with Moundbuilders Country Club to buy out its lease on the Octagon Earthworks property in Newark. We will be able to open the Octagon Earthworks for full public access Jan. 1, 2025.
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Howesa! Exciting news for our Miyaamiyaaki allies-Federal trust status has been approved for the Miami Tribe's cherished 45 acres of land in Kiihkahyonki (Fort Wayne, IN)—the first official return of land to Miami control in the nearly 200 years https://t.co/SHLEYB17Rd
Please join us for a talk by Dr. Junko Habu from Cal-Berkeley on April 3rd from 4-5:30pm on Zoom: "Flood Diversity, Biodiversity and the Resilience of Human-Impacted Ecosystems in Japan: Approaches from Archaeology, Anthropology and Agroecology." Scan QR code to register!
Please join us for the Life Beyond the Degree Panel and Internship/Opportunity Fair on 3/8 from 2-4pm in Smith Lab 4012! It will include a career Q&A panel with alumni from our department followed by an internship fair at which various organizations from around central Ohio.
Just a reminder about this year's GSAA spring speaker! Dr. Michelle Rae Bebber will be coming to campus on Thursday 2/22 at 4:30pm to give the talk "Women the Hunter?" The talk will be held in Smith Lab 4012 and refreshments will be served. Hope to see you there!
A monumental moment in the recognition of Indigenous heritage of the Americas. Chief Glenna Wallace’s words marking the occasion at the 45th WHC were prescient and moving… the Native American earthwork builders were “not just geniuses, but uncommon geniuses”
Get ready for the first SALSA lecture of the 2023-24 academic year, 9/15 at 8pm EST: Soren Frykholm of the University of Michigan will be presenting his paper, "Experimenting with GIS and neighborhood reconstruction at Cerro Amole, a pre-Hispanic urban center in Oaxaca".
There are only a few hours left to donate during #MoveInMiami. There’s still time to help us reach our $5000 goal to support Myaamia student programs this year at https://t.co/uO4blVJBEZ. Neewe ‘thank you,’ to those who have already donated!
"Our Constitution reserves for the Tribes a place—an enduring place—in the structure of American life. It promises them sovereignty for as long as they wish to keep it."
Glad to see the 7-2 majority upholding ICWA and, in particular, Gorusch's expansive concurring opinion.
The Hopewell Culture sourced materials from all over. Scientists want to collaborate with #IndigenousPeoples to get a better understanding @HopewellOhioNPS @BallStateAnthro https://t.co/1isLcTcKzq
David Stafford hopes to put his Ohio University education degree to work in the National Parks. Last summer, Stafford interned at @HopewellOhioNPS where he worked closely with park rangers and provided educational programming for park visitors. More at https://t.co/pXFiL6yT6Z.
We’re pleased to announce the launch of Mahkihkiwa, a Myaamia Ethnobotanical Database. Mahkihkiwa serves as a practical field guide for those looking to reestablish a relationship with the plants in their environment. Learn more about Mahkihkiwa here: https://t.co/Rn9OKyAmgy
Tomorrow the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Haaland v. Brackeen, the constitutional challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act. The argument will begin at 9am CST listen in at the link below. #ProtectICWA https://t.co/FvSyFZvlMj
“A Collaborative Contextual Approach to Scioto Hopewell Waapiti Canine Pendants,”Timothy D. Everhart, Jeremy Turner, Talon Silverhorn, Bret J. Ruby. Sat, Apr 2, 4:15-4:30 PM, Conference Room 4D. [196]Symposium “Collaborative and Community Archaeology” #SAA2022Chicago
Join us at #UMMAA tomorrow, Friday 21st at Noon EST, as @AlaicaAleksa, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alberta, speaks on “Food, Trade, and Ritual: Human-Animal Interactions among the Moche of North Coastal Peru.” All welcome!!! https://t.co/GzXyoFTZOy