I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Excellent review of Spondylus (limbatus... a.k.a calcifer) along the Pacific Coasts of the Americas. Research completed by a team of archaeologists and biologists. Incredibly detailed and much needed work that will inform archaeology. #Archaeology #Ecology 🏺 bdj.pensoft.net/article/1805...

This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...

NPS removes Native American signage at Little Bighorn National Monument www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil...

Archives matter - but not to the Carney government. Canada has only ONE federal funding program for community archives, and they just killed it. Gone. @wgreaves.bsky.social www.canada.ca/en/library-a...

John R. Welch, Fred Nials, Emma L. Britton, Christopher D. Dore, Brandi L. MacDonald, and Randy Ream discuss approaches to investigating archaeological resource crime, outlining how #geoforensic methods can increase fieldwork efficiency. Read in AAP’s FirstView: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Katherine McDonald’s truly marvelous “Four footprints, two languages, one tile”deserves your time: “Two slaves, working in conditions that were no doubt very difficult, taking a little time to mess about as friends and enjoy each other’s company.” katherinemcdonald.net/2016/01/14/f...

VIRTUAL LECTURE TONIGHT at 5 p.m. MT: Learn more about Fort Decatur, a one-year War of 1812 naval site with an outsized legacy. Dr. David Leslie will walk through what geophysics and excavation revealed on Allyn Hill. Join us live via Zoom Webinar or Facebook Live. Register: buff.ly/rJegPWI

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Sean Carleton for an online presentation and discussion about the rise of residential school denialism in Canada: Truth Before Reconciliation: How to Identify and Confront Residential School Denialism Thursday, January 29, 2026 | 11:30 am PST Register: buff.ly/XYUWMcb

Seen in Los Angeles (Credit: Zurita Carpio)

Truth Before Reconciliation: How to Identify and Confront Residential School Denialism. An online presentation by @seancarleton.bsky.social , Thurs, Jan 29 11:30 am PST. To register: sfu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Sponsored by the SFU Depts of Archaeology, English, History, and Indigenous Studies

Upcoming Seminars: IHR Europe and the World, 1500-1800 Join us in-Person in London or online Registration: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

"Slavery was real" Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington. Presidents House, Philadelphia.

Given the rising tide of residential school denialism and anti-Indigenous hate in BC recently, I sat down with Phyllis Webstad and Willie Sellars to talk about how we Can address it: m.youtube.com/watch?v=RorH...

Trump in Davos, Switzerland: "Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German". German is the main language of Switzerland.

Interested in our Summer 2026 BC North Coast Field School? Join Field Director, Dr. Bryn Letham, for information sessions to find out more! ⛏️ January 28, 10:30am - 11:30am | SWH 9084 and online ⛏️ January 29, 12:30pm - 1:30pm | SWH 9084 and online Zoom link found here: buff.ly/2OX7YSg

Something for those interested in a CRM career to check out. Particularly if you're in the Vancouver area. 🏺 www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-archae...

Job alert! 🔊 Lecturer in Western European Prehistory @ucc.ie Closing date: 30 March Salary scale [new entrants]:€34,912 – €56,713

Kylie's amazing #DisHist #histmed book Jim Crow in the Asylum is out today. Its also open access, so sharing the link for anyone interested in the histories of race and disability, systemic racism in medicine, histories of madness and asylums, histories of the US South, and more

The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f

Please join us on Thursday, January 15, from 3:30- 5:00 PM (PDT) for an IN PERSON seminar in SWH 9152: Dr. Eldon Yellowhorn (SFU Indigenous Studies) on “Unravelling the Mystery of the Star Husband Myth". The talk will also be on Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting: buff.ly/j0GrVDl

"Canada has too few professional archaeologists, and that has economic consequences" share.google/aBphjkQS6l93...

Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated

Aerial view of Punta Ycacos Lagoon, Belize, annotated with the locations of #Maya sites. Underwater excavation found the earliest evidence for Maya salt production, which supplemented the region's salt-deficient staples of corn, beans & squash. 🔗 from 2025 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Well you all know I love my historic ships. These two are special. Haida is close to my home and lots of Flower Class built in Ontario. Thanks Ian. #museums #museumfromhome #maritime #sackville #haida #navy mainlymuseums.com/post/1410/hm...

The Atlantic has updated their article to correct some of Frum's mistakes. However they didn't correct his denialist stuff. I work 50 meters from a lab where they recently identified a body recovered from a GPR search. A child who died at residential school, and was finally returned to their family.

Residential school denialists - who hitched their wagon to OneBC (which has now imploded over support for a neo-Nazi who has openly denied the Holocaust) - are now trying to move on with their rage stunts without the OneBC baggage - but the damage’s been done.

“Fire Island’s LGBTQ Heritage” archived on the wayback machine. This entire page was deleted today from NPS.gov web.archive.org/web/20240706...

If I assign students a reading from Proquest Ebook Central via my university library, they immediately see an AI "Research assistant" that offers a 1-paragraph summary of the 15-pp chapter, plus "key takeaways" & "concepts." There's even a handy "copy" button to past that info into your paper!

"We are all in continued grief mode over the separation between our communities and neighbours since the implementation of that border.” Story reprinted from @windspeaker.bsky.social indiginews.com/arts/paralla...

There are no surprises with the Charter - we know what it says, and we know the political work it has done justifying colonialism and imperialism. I want to know about the other material on the auction block, and there is still no public catalogue.

I'm embarrassed to say that it wasn't until I saw her thoughtful, respectful email just now to the whole campus community that I realized these people had probably targeted UVic because its acting president is an Indigenous woman. Glad I was protesting! news.uvic.ca/2025/healing...

Wondering why Dallas Brodie and Frances Widdowson got kicked off the UVic campus today? Gitxan journalist Jerome Turner attended one of their unsanctioned events, and wrote about it. Here’s what academic Sean Carleton told Jerome about their movement. Read more: ricochet.media/indigenous/w...

NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research. Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪

The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.

👀ICYMI: "if the drain has a particular history and geography, it means that it is not inevitable. It can be resisted." #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScholComm

The royal charter that created Hudson’s Bay in 1670 is on its way to the auction block with two of Canada's richest families —the Westons and Thomsons — starting the bidding at $18 million. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/cou...

🔊 JOBS ALERT! Two vacancies at the #InternationalSlaveryMuseum in #Liverpool! Join the wonderful team of curators reimagining this unique museum! Curatorial fellow: liverpoolmuseums.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/... Project facilitator: liverpoolmuseums.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

UBC LOA Archaeology and Repository Collections Manager Position

Looked at Google Scholar Labs this afternoon. No matter what you think about AI (who am I kidding, this is Bluesky!), classroom teachers should know about it. My department has a key "lit review" assignment for undergrads, but I'm not sure for how much longer... blog.google/outreach-ini...

In today’s post, Andrew Nurse explores the repatriation of Indigenous culture, through artifacts, by the Vatican

Did @rpanchasi.bsky.social's Xtreme Endnoting exercise with a group of postgrads this afternoon and it was so good. They got really engaged and enjoyed it. @siobhraaiken.bsky.social Spiritual Wounds was one of our mystery texts. Strongly recommend giving it a go: www.historians.org/perspectives...

Today, in Montreal, I was honoured to be inducted into to the Royal Society of Canada as a member of the RSC College. I’m looking forward to using the platform to fight residential school denialism and further truth and reconciliation.

Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes

Trump Cuts and Orders Have Broad Impact on American Museums, Report Finds

The Texas A&M University System will vote on Thursday on whether to prohibit faculty at its 11 universities from teaching “race or gender ideology” unless those lessons are pre-approved by each campus president or a delegate.