An archaeological research and teaching laboratory at Santa Clara University, supporting exploration of the past

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We are excited to share a new web resource dedicated to engaging Ohlone heritage @SantaClaraUniv and the SF Bay Area! Authored in collaboration with Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and Ohlone Indian Tribe leaders who trace their ancestry through Mission Santa Clara. scu.edu/community-heritage-l…
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It’s been hard to start my 11th year teaching at SCU without @bezanswer. Thank you, @LMPanich and @SantaClaraUniv for making this fund to support #scuanthro students doing research in her name possible. I can’t think of a better way to honor her. ♥️ mysantaclara.scu.edu/GIVING/…

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Are you interested in how archaeologists can #collaborate with tribes? Read the research by @LMPanich and colleagues offering examples of how to support #tribal #heritage and environmental #stewardship. Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology: fro.ntiers.in/ArchCollab
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New Research: Fighting erasure and dispossession in the San Francisco Bay Area: putting archaeology to work for the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe frontiersin.org/articles/10.… #FrontiersIn #EnvironmentalArchaeology
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Shobha has been an important member of the Community Heritage Lab team for the past three years. We can't wait to see what's next!
Shobha Joneja ’24 is passionate about anthropology and has a strong interest in social justice and community development. She recently opened up about her post-graduation plans and offered advice for incoming first-years. Read more from @SantaClaraCAS: go.scu.edu/3KkZ99J
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Join us this Friday at Santa Clara University's 2nd Annual Symposium on indigenous issues! Dr. Lee Panich -- who has been an extraordinary ally of our tribe -- will be delivering a keynote lecture. eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-…
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🚨Challenge Alert🚨 If 25 gifts are made towards the Anthropology Department on this Day of Giving, the Kobayashi Family will make a $2.5K gift to the Department! Help us unlock this challenge ➡️ bit.ly/3vTAMME #AllinforSCU
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🎁 It's SCU's Day of Giving! Your gift to the Community Heritage Lab will support:  - The Thamien Ohlone Augmented Reality Tour of the SCU campus, co-created with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe - The Ohlone Youth Cultural Camp - SCU student research - and more! givingday.scu.edu/giving-day…

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For SCU's annual Day of Giving (4/10), support work by, with, and for the Ohlone and Muwekma Ohlone tribal community, on whose homelands SCU is built! One fund dedicated to this work is the Community Heritage Lab. Donate here: givingday.scu.edu/giving-day…
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Anthropology's Lee Panich created an AR tour with Ohlone & Muwekma Ohlone community members and other SCU faculty & students that celebrates the past & present native community and their involvement with the land on which our campus sits. #SantaClaraRising bit.ly/3GrcR9c

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.@SantaClaraUniv unveils a new interactive memorial, funded by a 2022 @NEHgov ACLS Sustaining Public Engagement Grant, at the @deSaisset Museum honoring the Indigenous people who died at Mission Santa Clara. Learn more: bit.ly/3GjITUq
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Thanks to a Whitham Family Collaborative Scholarship, Santa Clara faculty and students are developing an augmented reality tour to highlight how the campus’ Indigenous past continues to resonate today. #SantaClaraRising Keep reading to learn more: go.scu.edu/3GreF1X=
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From the Archives: Indigenous people crafted glass and ceramic points, unearthed at California’s Mission Santa Clara, by adapting traditional techniques to new materials, preserving their ways of life. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth archaeology.org/issues/468-2…
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SCU recently unveiled a new interactive memorial at the @deSaisset honoring the lives of 7,612 indigenous people who died at Mission Santa Clara. The installation is part of the museum’s exhibit “California Stories From Thámien to Santa Clara." Read more: go.scu.edu/3N0ZS1y

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JOIN US FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH‼️‼️ At the American Indian Heritage Gathering on Friday, November 10, 2023 from 3 PM to 9 PM 📍ConXion To Community at 749 Story Road, San Jose, CA #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #AmericanIndianHeritageGathering #MuwekmaOhloneTribe
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Horše Muwékma 'I-Kormey! -“Happy Native American Month” Chairwomen Charlene Nijmeh with Dr. Laura Jones, Dr. Michael Wilcox, and Dr. Lee Panich starting off Native Heritage Month at @harkerschool for The Harker School's Speaker Series “Justice for Muwekma” event! #muwekma
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As a part of @SantaClaraUniv's ongoing collaboration with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, SCU hosted events on Indigenous People's Day for students, locals, and tribe members to learn more about the lands our campus sits on. Full story: abc7ne.ws/45LdWmB
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Alšip Muwékma ‘I-Túuxi! ~ Happy Indigenous People’s Day! We had a great day w/our partners & friends at Santa Clara University as we honor this Indigenous People’s Day, on our Muwekma Ohlone Thámien speaking ancestral homeland. It was also the launch of the Thámien Ohlone AR Tour
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