Santa Clara Youth Crews Win New Mexico Heritage Preservation Award

Santa Clara Youth Crews Continue to Restore Ancestral Place, Win New Mexico Heritage Preservation Award
Atop the mesa above the Puye Cliff Dwellings, ancient volcanic rock-wall ruins have been painstakingly rebuilt. Native mud made much the way it was a millennium ago is hand-plastered onto the walls. This is the work that numerous tribal teens have willingly accepted for longer than the past decade, often working beneath a relentless sun with no shade. Here, the teens are forging a link to their past while helping develop their culture for the future. http://bit.ly/33wGrFo – Albuquerque Journal

Interview with Havasupai Official: “We’ve been protecting it this entire time”
“The creation of Grand Canyon National Park was actually some of the darkest days for the Havasupai people. We lost a large area of our migration,” Ophelia Watahomigie-Corliss, a Havasupai councilwoman, says. “I can tell you that today, the partnerships with the Grand Canyon National Park, we’ve been working on them for a long time,” she says. “Instead of resentment and anger, there are these ideas of partnership and collaboration.” https://wbur.fm/31zllVa – WBUR (NPR) (Audio interview and excerpted transcript)

Visitor-Friendly Improvements to Los Morteros Conservation Area
An area rich with history and biodiversity soon could become a hotspot for outdoor enthusiasts following a recent partnership among Pima County, the Regional Flood Control District and the Town of Marana on infrastructure upgrades at two amenities along the northern edge of the Tucson Mountains. “Los Morteros is one of two County-owned archeological conservation areas that are open to the public with trails and interpretive signage,” Office of Sustainability and Conservation Archaeologist Cannon Daughtrey said. “Acquiring a portion of this site was a boon for Pima County and the public, considering the loss of so much open space, biological habitat and cultural heritage in the face of development. Increasing interpretive signage for the public to learn about the importance of this place is a goal that has now been fulfilled.” http://bit.ly/2KvaGFi – Pima County

Continuing Coverage: Bears Ears National Monument Management Plan
The latest development is a dispute over a proposed Bears Ears monument management plan—released July 26, after the government spent $2.35 million preparing it—which comes as lawsuits continue challenging the president’s authority to drastically reduce national monuments created by his predecessors under the 1906 Antiquities Act. “National monuments all over the country are supposed to benefit from increased protections, but not here at Bears Ears, not under this management plan,” said Josh Ewing, executive director of the Friends of Cedar Mesa nonprofit near Bears Ears in Bluff, Utah. http://bit.ly/2KAOidX – REI Co-op Journal

Continuing Coverage: Potential Impacts of Changes at the Bureau of Land Management

Podcast, Center for Western Priorities: In this episode of CWP’s Go West, Young Podcast, we uncover a trend flying below the radar across the Bureau of Land Management: the Trump administration is writing long-term management plans that leave out almost all conservation measures and ignore years of local input from community members and elected officials. Guests are Mike Penfold, former BLM state director in Montana and Alaska; Mark Pearson, executive director of the San Juan Citizens Alliance; and Tristan Henry, member of the Oregon chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. http://bit.ly/2Kzmqqy – Center for Western Priorities

Commentary, Washington Post Editorial Board: True, Mr. Pendley will only be in the post in an acting capacity until Sept. 30. But former Interior Department employees warn that he could do much damage in a short period of time. “Someone like the acting director of the BLM can make scores of decisions over the course of the week: how fast to do this, how slow to walk that, what position to take on this particular issue, or what to tell the Justice Department about how to defend a particular case,” John Leshy, a senior Interior official during the Clinton administration, told E&E News. Former officials also warn that Mr. Pendley could appoint staff who could remain much longer than he does. https://wapo.st/2Kx8zAL – Washington Post

Repatriating Canada’s Indigenous Peoples
Sometime soon, very soon, Nonosabasut and Demasduit will finally return home. The remains of the Beothuk couple who died 200 years ago will be released by the National Museum of Scotland, where they have long mouldered, and travel across the Atlantic to be received by the Indigenous people of Newfoundland and Labrador. Theirs is the most recent example of the long, slow process by which the bones and skulls once collected by museums around the world are making their way back to the places in Canada where they were found. Demasduit was kidnapped by Europeans in 1819 and died of tuberculosis the following year; her husband, Nonosabasut, was killed trying to rescue her. https://tgam.ca/2KvUYJX – The Globe and Mail

Survey for Anthropology MAs
A team of graduate students from the University of North Texas, in cooperation with the American Anthropological Association (AAA)and the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA), are replicating the 2009 AAA/CoPAPIA Anthropology MA Career Survey: a major online survey designed to better understand the training and career trajectories of anthropologists with Master’s degrees.The survey is being conducted by the University of North Texas 2019 American Anthropology Master’s Career Survey team and is open from April 29th, 2019 through August 31st, 2019. It is open to anyone who received a master’s degree from a North American institution prior to 2019, regardless of previous and subsequent degrees. Anthropology PhD holders are welcome to take the survey as well, especially those who have had a gap between the master’s degree and PhD, but the survey is primarily geared towards the master’s experience. Survey Link: https://unt.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aWa9SH21VPFCLGt

Exhibition Opportunity, “Women in Archaeology,” Santa Fe NM
In celebration of International Archaeology Day, Saturday, Oct. 19, the Center for New Mexico Archaeology (CNMA) will open its doors to the public, providing an opportunity to learn about New Mexico’s fascinating 12,000-year cultural heritage and the science of archaeology through hands-on activities and demonstrations. The event also marks the opening of Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s new exhibit: “Women in Archaeology.” This exhibit highlights the work of 11 pioneer women in archaeology who worked in the American Southwest as well as touches on some major early and modern contributors to archaeology throughout the world. http://bit.ly/2Kx7KrF – Los Alamos Daily Post

Exhibition “Sneak Peek,” Dolores CO
Hosted by Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance, this sneak peek will be a premiere of the new special exhibit “Capturing the Canyons.” This exhibit features the landscape photography of the current Canyons of the Ancients Artist-in-Residence, Lanny Wagner. During the Sneak Peek at 5:00 p.m. on August 24, you will be the first audience to view the stunning photographs of the front-country and back-country of Canyons of the Ancients taken by photographer, Lanny Wagner. Wagner will also be on site to provide background and insights into how he captured views of the spectacular landscape and glimpses into the ancient architecture of Canyons of the Ancients. Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum, 27501 Highway 184, Dolores, CO. http://www.swcocanyons.org/

And Congratulations to the Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance!
A friends group of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument has been awarded two grants to support environmental education and to monitor wilderness study areas. Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance received a $1,000 grant from the Walmart Community Grant program to continue youth education and visitor programming. In 2019, SCCA hosted 1,800 schoolchildren at the Canyons of the Ancients Visitor’s Center and Museum or at Sand Canyon for cultural heritage, visit with respect, and leave-no-trace activities. http://bit.ly/31AXAMr – The Journal

Tour Opportunity, Marana AZ
On Monday, September 23, 8:00 a.m. to noon, archaeologist Al Dart leads Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Autumn Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyph Sites” starting near Silverbell Rd & Linda Vista Blvd, Marana, AZ. See ancient Hohokam artifacts, a ballcourt, and bedrock mortars at the Los Morteros village site and hundreds of petroglyphs at Picture Rocks including an equinox/solstice marker and dancing human-like and animal figures. Reservations and $25 donation prepayment required by 5:00 p.m. on September 21: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. http://bit.ly/2Kwd0vS

Lecture Opportunity, Santa Fe NM
Southwest Seminars Presents Cara Romero (Chemehuevi), Diego Romero (Cochiti), and Mateo Romero (Cochiti), who will give a presentation “Native Trifecta: A Family of Award-Winning Artists,” at 6:00 p.m. on August 19 at Hotel Santa Fe as part of the annual Native Culture Matters Lecture Series. Admission is by subscription or $15 at the door. No reservations are necessary. Refreshments are served. Seating is limited. Contact Connie Eichstaedt at tel: 505 366-2775; email: southwestseminar@aol.com; web: southwestseminars.org

Lecture Opportunity, Cortez CO
As a part of the Four Corners Lecture Series, the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Kelsey Reese at 7:00 p.m. on September 3 at the Methodist Church, 515 Park St. Reese will discuss “The Mesa Verde North Escarpment: Fieldwork and preliminary thoughts from the in-between.” The presentation will introduce the escarpment, its environment, provide a look into cutting-edge archaeological field methods, and give an overview of results from three field seasons of a full-coverage survey. For more information, contact Kari Schleher at (505) 269-4475.

Lecture Opportunity, Tucson AZ
Arizona historian Father Greg Adolf presents “The Manila Galleon and the Opening of the Trans-Pacific West” for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s September 19, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner at Karichimaka Mexican Restaurant, 5252 S Mission Rd, Tucson. From 1565–1815 the Manila Galleons sailed between the Philippines and Acapulco, Mexico, forever changing the material culture of Spanish settlements in Arizona, Sonora, and the Californias. No entry fee. Guests may purchase their own dinners. Reservations required before 5 p.m. September 18: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. http://bit.ly/2KvUymR

Lecture Opportunity, Santa Fe NM
On October 2, from noon to 1:00 p.m., the School for Advanced Research will welcome Patricia Crown, Leslie Spier Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, and Weatherhead fellow at SAR. Dr. Crown will present “Drinking Practice and Politics in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.” This event is free and open to the public. The presentation will take place in the Eric S. Dobkin Boardroom on the SAR campus, 660 Garcia St. Advanced registration is encouraged. http://bit.ly/2KxEpgS – School for Advanced Research

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