By Haley Bryant This summer, GRASAC welcomes five new Graduate Student Research Assistants through the University of Toronto’s Work Study program: Chantelle Perreault, Olivia White, CJ Pentland, Alesha Grummett-Roesch, and Rachel Barber-Pin. The students will be contributing to the ongoing work ...
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Professor Heather Howard wins national grant for a new digital portal for Waganakising porcupine quillwork and other heritage
by the Whiting Foundation Heather Howard, an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University, will receive a $50,000 Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship to support the collaborative development of a digital portal for the heritage of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa (LTBB) ...
In search of wampum in England
by Margaret Bruchac In December 2019, with support from Arts Council England (ACE), Dr. Margaret Bruchac and Dr. Laura Peers travelled to the British Museum, Pitt Rivers Museum, Saffron Walden Museum, Canterbury Cathedral, Horniman Museum, and Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and ...
Interview with Ruth Phillips upon her retirement
by Bradley Clements Congratulations to Dr. Ruth Phillips, GRASAC co-founder, on her retirement and amazing career! To celebrate, GRASAC research assistant Bradley Clements sat down with Dr. Phillips for an interview about her reflections on the past and hopes for the future. ...
Renewing (official) relationships
by Laura Peers Dr. Laura Peers is in the process of contacting all institutional partners from whom GRASAC hosts data and images on the GKS. As we move into a phase of renewal for the GKS, it’s a good moment to ensure that we have institutional permissions to continue to include information and ...