Putting Principles into Practice: Introducing the IPIA Guide to Good Relations

Dr. Kisha Supernant (Métis/British) is the Director of the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology and a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on Métis archaeology, digital archaeology, and heart-centered archaeological practice. Dr. Supernant collaborates extensively with Indigenous communities in western Canada, emphasizing ethical research relationships and Indigenous rights to cultural heritage.

Talisha is a Métis/French woman currently living in Amiskwaciwâskahikan with family connections to Treaty 6 and Treaty 1 territories. She graduated from the University of Alberta in 2019 with her Master’s degree in Anthropology. She currently works as the Program Coordinator at the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology at the University of Alberta where her focus is to facilitate community engagement and capacity-building for Nations that are interested in using science and technology to answer archaeological questions.

William Wadsworth is an archaeologist and graduating PhD candidate at the Department of Anthropology/Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology at the University of Alberta. He specializes in applying geophysics, remote sensing, and GIS techniques to Canadian archaeology, primarily at the request of Indigenous communities and most often in subarctic regions. He is also an independent consultant and provides research services for archaeological and former Indian Residential School projects. His current research interests focus on forced removal, eviction, and dispossession in Canada’s North.