Please join us for this public talk today!! Brandi Bethke, PhD (Oklahoma Archaeological Survey), candidate for the CRC in Community-Engaged Plains Archaeology. "Gathering Stories: Community-Engaged Archaeology on the Plains" Sept. 27, 2:30-4:00, Room 124 Archaeology Bldg.

Please join us on Friday! Sarah Trabert, PhD (University of Oklahoma), candidate for the CRC in Community-Engaged Plains Archaeology. "Indigenous Resilience & Resistance to Colonialism in the Central and Southern Great Plains” Oct 4, 2:30-4:00, Room 124 Archaeology Bldg.

Congratulations to Gabriel Essaunce Lamarche, and co-supervisors Drs. Glenn Stuart and Terry Clark, on the successful defence of his Master's thesis yesterday! Gabe's thesis is entitled “Kihtê-ayâwak Wasawakasihk: The Old Ones at Wasawakasin."

Congratulations to Chenhe Yang, who is representing the department by presenting some of his Master’s research at the annual CABA/ACAB meeting In London, Ontario!

Congratulations to Jocelyn D’Eon, who will graduate U of Saskatchewan next week with the University Medal in Social Sciences! news.usask.ca/articles/stude…

Please join us next Friday (Nov 22) for a guest lecture by Dr. Yuyun Sunesti, a visiting scholar from Indonesia. "Negotiating between Tradition and Modernity: Niqabi Women in Contemporary Indonesia"

This talk is tomorrow. Please join us!

Congratulations to Grace Kohut on the successful defence of her Master's thesis today! Grace research was supervised by Dr. Nomokonova and focused on age estimation of reindeer and caribou teeth.

Congratulations to Natalya Jones (& supervisor Dr. Waldram) on the successful defense of her MA thesis, "To Be Q'eqchi' During COVID-19: The Impact of Marginalization and Misinformation on Healthcare Behaviour and Decision-Making." Thanks to external examiner Dr. FitzGerald!

Congratulations to Michelle Gowan (and supervisor Dr. Waldram) on the successful defense of her Master's thesis, entitled "'We Help Ourselves': Self-Medication Using Medicinal Plants among Q'eqchi Maya Villagers of Southern Belize." And thanks to external examiner Dr. Natcher!

Congrats to Dr. David Natcher for being awarded the 2025 Hackenberg Prize by the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)! The prize recognizes SfAA members and their community partners whose work demonstrates sustained and meaningful collaboration to improve communities.

Congratulations to the presenters at this year's APALA undergrad conference, organized by the Anthropology Students Association, and to our winners, Connor, Emerson, & Adina. Special thanks to Dr Kuganathan for a fascinating keynote on Language and Learning in Post-War Jaffna.

Congratulations to recent MA graduate Jessica Sick on publishing her thesis research in the Journal of Archaeological Science! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Congratulations to Asma (Anika) on successfully defending her MA thesis this morning! Her research, "Exploring Bangladeshi Migrant Women's Reproductive Choices in Saskatoon," offers important insights into migration, health, and reproductive agency. Well done, Asma!

Another example of the incredible anthropological work being done here at U of Saskatchewan news.usask.ca/articles/resea…

Congratulations to MA student, Aine Dolin, on successfully defending her thesis entitled “Risk Perception and Contraceptive Decision Making Among Youth in Downtown Winnipeg.” Congratulations as well to co-supervisors Dr. Susana Barnes and Dr. Paul Hackett!

Better late than never! Congratulations to Angela Burant for her successful MA defence on April 10. Thanks to the committee Glenn Stuart, Tina Greenfield Tina Greenfield, and examiner Susanna Barnes.

So proud of our many BA, BSc, and Masters graduates who walked the stage U of Saskatchewan spring #convo today! Sorry we couldn’t get photos of everyone. We are so proud of you all!

Congrats to Chenhe Yang on a successful Master's defence today! Chenhe's thesis was a bioarchaeological analysis of trauma on the eastern Eurasian steppes. Thanks to committee members Dr. Angela Lieverse, Tatiana Nomokonova, Rob Losey, and external examiner, Dr. Arbuckle!