A couple more brief articles have appeared, for those interested:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/05/21/calgary-parks-canada-cuts-staffing.html
http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/98000-parks-canada-mum-on-lease-for-building-set-to-close
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Adrian Myers, PhD Candidate | Department of Anthropology, Stanford
University
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Terry Majewski <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> The various organizations are working on this. Stay posted.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David
> W Babson
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:01 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Parks Canada Archaeology Decimated
>
> Is there any petition or other such campaign that HISTARCH or SHA can
> undertake, especially from "south of the border?"
>
> D. Babson.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Moss,
> William
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:30 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Parks Canada Archaeology Decimated
>
> The Canadian Archaeological Association / Association canadienne
> d'archéologie Facebook page has regular updates on the situation.
>
> The CAA unanimously adopted the following resolution at its Annual General
> Assembly in Montréal on Saturday :
>
> "We propose that the Canadian Archaeological Association take a strong
> position against these cuts [at Parks Canada] to personnel and
> infrastructures and that it seeks the support of appropriate organisations
> in Canada and abroad."
>
>
> William Moss MA, FSA, RPA
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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] De la part de Terry
> Brock Envoyé : 19 mai 2012 14:31 À : [log in to unmask] Objet : Re: Parks
> Canada Archaeology Decimated
>
> There have been some interesting pieces about the topic Adrian mentions on
> the history blog "Active History", which is a Canada-focused history blog:
>
>
> http://activehistory.ca/2012/05/seizing-canadas-past-politics-and-the-reinvention-of-canadian-history/
>
> Terry
> On May 19, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Adrian Myers wrote:
>
> > Devastating news.
> >
> > I hope more people with close knowledge of the situation will be able
> > to update the list soon.
> >
> > If anyone is interested in voicing opposition to this, there is a
> > quick way to message Harper. Follow this link:
> > http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/contact.asp
> >
> > Karlis rightly mentions that Stephen Harper is prioritizing "arctic
> > sovereignty" - this is one prong of a wider ideological agenda for
> > interpreting Canada's history to his benefit. A keen article on this
> topic
> > was published in the Globe and Mail: How Stephen Harper is remaking the
> > Canadian
> > myth<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/how-stephen-harper-i
> > s-remaking-the-canadian-myth/article2419732/?utm_medium=Newsletter&utm
> > _source=Morning%20News%20Update&utm_type=text&utm_content=How%20Stephe
> > n%20Harper%20is%20remaking%20the%20Canadian%20myth&utm_campaign=946877
> > 06>
> > Adrian Myers
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________
> > Adrian Myers | Department of Anthropology, Stanford University
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Karlis Karklins <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Hello HistArchers!
> >>
> >> I have some really sad news to report.
> >>
> >> The results of Stephen Harper's Conservative government's recently
> >> announced budget cuts are now clear and historical archaeology in
> >> Canada has been dealt a mortal blow.
> >>
> >> Effective in about four months, all the regional labs will be closed
> >> with the artifacts being packed and shipped to Ottawa. Unfortunately,
> >> there is really no place for them there nor the staff to deal with
> >> the huge amount of material. It is also unclear who will do the
> >> packing as lab personnel have been sacked. There will certainly be no
> >> staff to unpack the material which will henceforth not be available to
> researchers.
> >>
> >> Most regions will now have but one archaeologist to deal with all the
> >> sites in their region.
> >>
> >> The once productive Material Culture Research Section in Ottawa that
> >> churned out hundreds of useful research reports has been completely
> >> cut with all five remaining researchers being handed their walking
> papers.
> >>
> >> What a loss of research skills and knowledge!
> >>
> >> Fortunately, the Underwater Archaeology Section headquartered in
> >> Ottawa remains untouched as they do much research in the Arctic and
> >> Arctic Sovereignty is a priority with the Harper government.
> >>
> >> The Society for Historical Archaeology and the Canadian
> >> Archaeological Association are in the process of preparing an
> >> official statement concerning the travesty outlined above and other
> >> organizations and individuals have already done so but will this have
> >> any effect? Is there anything that can be done to save the federal
> >> archaeology program in Canada?
> >>
> >>
> >> Parks Canada archaeology may be likened to a person who has just
> >> undergone major intrusive surgery and the vital signs are far from
> >> stable. Can anything be done to save the patient???
> >>
> >> Karlis
> >>
> >> PS For an excellent synthesis of the Parks Canada archaeology cuts,
> >> see the Elfshot blog's Summary of Archaeology Cuts at
> >> http://elfshotgallery.blogspot.ca/
> >>
>
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