Heritage Services

FULL SUITE ARCHAEOLOGY & HERITAGE FIRM

Land-Based Archaeology

Research and Laboratory Analysis

Archaeological Impact Assessments (AIA - S12.2); Site Excavation and Monitoring (SAP - S12.4); Field Inventories; Chance Find Management Plans; Historical Archaeology; Preliminary Field Reconnaissance (PFR)

Research and Laboratory Analysis

Archaeological and Marine Archaeological Overview Assessments, and Archaeological Management Plans; Lithics; Faunal and Osteological Analysis; Dendrochronology; Historical and Archival Research; and Ethnographic Research

Indigenous Landscape Use

Research and Laboratory Analysis

Heritage Permitting and Policy

Traditional Use Studies; Traditional Ecological Knowledge; Historic, Ethnographic, and Archival Research; as well as Land Use Plans

Heritage Permitting and Policy

RISC: Archaeological and Culturally Modified Tree Inventory for Crew Members

Heritage Permitting and Policy

Heritage Policies and Protocols for First Nations, Industry, All Levels of Government; Heritage Capacity Building; all in alignment with Community Heritage Goals

RISC: Archaeological and Culturally Modified Tree Inventory for Crew Members

Provincially certified, RISC teaches site identification, survey and recording skills. Either in-person or combined with digital delivery, it is designed for eight participants with some background in forestry or other fieldwork. Five days in total, it is offered year-round on an as-needed basis. Graduates will be registered in BC, and receive a certificate signed by the Archaeology Branch.

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ARCHAEOLOGY & HERITAGE ON FILM

Oral histories and traditional knowledge that include environment, archaeology, conservation, culture and language are all preserved on film. Through consultative and collaborative partnerships with Indigenous communities, stories on film can support Strength of Claim, language revitalization, and cultural sovereignty. They are a valuable tool for sharing and preserving heritage, knowledge, and experiences within communities for generations to come. Watch the trailer below to see what is possible!

PARTNER STORIES

núyems cekʷáinukʷ - Our Fish Weir Story

A remarkable discovery in Minette Bay, on X̄á’islaTerritory, tells the story of ancient technology, conservation, and preservation. And it solidifies X̄á’isla Nation’s history in there, as well as their Strength of Claim. A project collaboration between X̄á’isla Nation, Kleanza, and MFR Productions, the story marks a turning point for the Nation. The film is used along with lesson plans in the classroom.

Reclaiming the Language of the Land

Łutsël K'é Dene First Nation Elders & Youth welcome

Mãori Elders & Youth to Timber Bay, NWT to share ways of

knowing and being, language, wisdom, and oral history.

This cultural exchange was a powerful intergenerational

transfer of traditional knowledge, to preserve for the future.

Stories Remembered, Language Reclaimed

A community shares the importance of language to their identity and culture, and how a unique process of language reclamation is serving as a real tool for healing, decolonization, and reconciliation. A film by our partner, Might for Right Productions.

Kaniateres - Story Lessons in Art

John B. Thomas illuminates the history and knowledge of the Mohawk people on the St. Lawrence River, before the construction of the early canal systems. “Kaniatares - Long River”, is his commissioned 21-foot mural. A film by our partner, Might for Right Productions.

hénƛ̓ikʷilaxʷ - A Haisla Origin Story

Narrator Teresa Windsor, artist Paul Windsor and composer Shelley Bolton, help bring to life the story of the first X̄á’isla people. A collaboration between X̄á’isla Nation, Kleanza, and MFRP, it is a celebration of resilience. With the support of Fluent Speakers, this animation is subtitled in x̄á’islakala, and is used along with lesson plans in the classroom.