Our blog is up!! Find more information about the need for reconciliation in conservation, our objectives, our members, and updates here: rwgcacaccr.wixsite.com/mysite HUGE thanks to E White for designing and managing the blog.

This is an important thread- thank you taxta ʔan wunikit. for sharing, and for your work.

What does it mean for archaeology and museum professionals, including conservators, to access and share images of Egyptian mummies? I have been invited to write a reflection on this topic. Find it on p.52 of this month's IIC - Conservation News in conservation! iiconservation.org/system/files/p…

Registration is open for our May 26th virtual panel titled "What are we conserving? Reflections on colonial practices in conservation"! With @merrandi6, Sean Young, and John Moses - moderated by Heidi Swierenga. For more info and to register: rwgcacaccr.wixsite.com/mysite/post/wh… CAC-ACCR

What are we conserving? Reflections on colonial practices in conservation. The CAC’s (Re)Conciliation Working Group (RWG) presents a moderated panel with Indigenous conservators and curators. This 26th of May at 5:30-7:30 EDT on Zoom. Please register rwgcacaccr.wixsite.com/mysite/post/un…

In response to the image of an Egyptian mummy published in the Oct-Nov 2020 issue of “News in Conservation” Charlotte Parent wrote an insightful article questioning this practice among the conservation community for our new April-May 2021 issue Check it out here: iiconservation.org/content/news-c…

An incredibly rich panel with wonderful speakers!

Those wishing to make a electronic donation to Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc may do so by e-transfer to: [email protected] Donations will be used toward the work that is needed for further investigation (scientific and archival) and later memorialize the children.

[Free download!] I made another poster! Feel free to print it, put it in your window, paste it in your neighbourhood, share it online - any non-profit use is allowed! Download high quality files here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… Fairy Creek Blockade #FairyCreek #FairyCreekBlockade

This is how I always feel when asked what is the "most amazing" find I've made in the archive. The archive is nothing to me but TRAUMA. The feelings of defeat & dehumanisation I get when working on Egyptian heritage archival material is so damaging that it leaves me depressed

The decolonial work is not compiling a list, it is nurturing a community.

In response to recent interventions on cultural heritage related to the confirmation of unmarked graves on the grounds of former #ResidentialSchools, the RWG has issued a Guidance for Practice on Colonial Statues and Memorials Sites #WhatAreWeConserving rwgcacaccr.wixsite.com/mysite/residen…

This week our reading group focused on ethics of research involving Indigenous peoples: Chapter 9 of the TCPS 2, the work of Catherine Bell and Inuit Nipingit on the TCPS, and OCAP ethics.gc.ca/eng/tcps2-eptc… sfu.ca/ipinch/sites/d… fnigc.ca/ocap-training/ erudit.org/en/journals/et…

Here are some things that stood out to us. Research must : •Be an exercise in relationship building – not project based •Build on existing community networks •Be developed with the community to serve the community •Contribute to community empowerment

How are you practicing? The (Re)conciliation Working Group is evaluating the current state of conservation of Indigenous cultural heritage in Canada and needs to hear from you! CAC members, please register for the sharing session! cac-accr.ca/rwg-registrati…