Opportunities and Funding
Workshops: the Cluster has proposed to provide three workshops. The delivery of these workshops is the first overall goal of the Cluster, with the aim of having the three Workshops completed between September 2024 – September 2025. Funding may be available for travel and honorarium will be provided for First Nation participants. If you wish to receive updates about the upcoming workshops, please see Upcoming Events [link] or contact Liz Campbell (liz.campbell@ubc.ca; Project Coordinator) to be added to the mailing list.
Workshops
Workshop #1 – Building Relations in Repositories: a community-led discussion about physical repository access, storage needs and current impediments.
Our first workshop was held in-person at the UBC Green College on October 28th, 2024 and virtually (via Zoom). It was attended by approximately 75 people total, with 30 people in-person and 45 people online. The invitation was shared with those who have experience working closely with or for archaeological repositories. Attendees were from various affiliations including First Nations, museums, academic institutions, and consulting archaeology firms.
The theme of Workshop #1 was “Building Relations in Repositories – a community-led discussion about physical repository access, storage needs and current impediments.”
The goal of the Workshop was to share experiences in creating, organizing and running archaeology repositories (i.e. archaeological materials, belongings (artifacts), ancestral remains, and other cultural materials) discuss the current issues and challenges facing repositories, and brainstorm possible solutions; and work towards building better repositories.
Workshop #2
Early May 2025. Topic and date to be confirmed.
Workshop #3
Fall 2025. Topic and date to be confirmed.
Trainings
Grant funds have been set aside (five seed grants of $3,000) to develop capacity and support Nation to Nation training. Examples of possible capacity building and training could include but are not limited to – training in data management, analysis, lab skills, training in cataloguing, research, or archive development, or any other type of training determined by Indigenous Communities to be useful. If you or your community are interested in the training seed grants, please download and complete the application form and submit the completed form to Liz Campbell at liz.campbell@ubc.ca. For questions or further details, please contact: Camilla Speller (cspeller@mail.ubc.ca) or Liz Campbell (liz.campbell@ubc.ca)
Click here to download the Training Application
Internships
Funds have been set aside for three summer Indigenous Internships: 6-week internships at 35 hr per week, $22/hr + travel ($15,000). These internships can be done with another First Nation, with cluster members, or others. Examples of internships can include but are not limited to – an internship with MOA, LOA, the Dialogue Centre, or other non-UBC institutions. The internships are flexible in focus and the training, internship tasks, or shadowing and can be customized to support a community’s goals and/or needs. If you or your community are interested in internship opportunities, please download and complete the application form and submit the completed form to Liz Campbell at liz.campbell@ubc.ca. For questions or further details, please contact: Camilla Speller (cspeller@mail.ubc.ca) or Liz Campbell (liz.campbell@ubc.ca)