Is there any petition or other such campaign that HISTARCH or SHA can undertake, especially from "south of the border?"
D. Babson.
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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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De : HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] De la part de Terry Brock
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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
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> ________________________________________________________________
> Adrian Myers | Department of Anthropology, Stanford University
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> 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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