Workshops

*All workshops will be held at the Delta Marriott Saskatoon Downtown

Flintknapping Workshop

Thursday May 2
Ticket price: $30

Registration – Maximum 20 participants

Gabriel Lamarche is an experienced flintknapper originally from the Georgian Bay area on Lake Huron. Moving to Saskatchewan as an adult, he has set roots here and is always eager to share his knowledge and passion. His interest in archaeology began around the age of 12 on Beausoleil Island, the one-time home of his Anishinaabek ancestors. Join Gabriel to learn the basics of making traditional stone tools and create your own.

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Bone Tool Workshop

Thursday May 2
Ticket price: $30

Registration – Maximum 20 participants

Kevin Brownlee is a member of Kinosao Sipi Cree Nation (Norway House) and has worked in museums for over 20 years. He has always been interested in his Ininew heritage and material culture and has spent much of his life learning and reclaiming knowledge about Indigenous technology. His master’s thesis blended experimental archaeology and traditional knowledge to better understand bone and antler tools. Come learn about these often archaeologically ‘invisible’ objects as you make your own bone needle or awl.

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Pottery

Friday May 3
Ticket price: $30

Registration – Maximum 20 participants

Dr. Jill Taylor-Hollings is a postdoctoral fellow at Lakehead University with a research interest pottery analysis including reconstruction, typology, and reconstruction. She also has experience with replicating textiles, beading, and leatherwork. She most recently contributed to the Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak 2nd book, Amō’s Sapotawan. Jill will share about the traditions and methods of making pottery as you make your miniature pot using what you’ve learned.

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Traditional Games

Friday May 3
Ticket price: $30

Registration – Maximum 20 participants

Join Lamarr Oksasikeweyin, a nehiyaw educator from Sweetgrass First Nation for a session on Traditional Indigenous Games. Learn how to play different games that have been enjoyed for generations that teach skills such as strength, probability, coordination, aim, thinking, teamwork, and fun. Also explored are topics of numeracy and the science behind them, their origins, and the teachings they aim to share with those who play them.

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Beading

Friday May 3
Ticket price: $30

Registration – Maximum 20 participants

Keith Sunchild is a Plains Cree artist from Thunderchild First Nation whose art focuses on beading in all its forms. He has made art that includes necklaces, medallions, barrettes, earrings, and regalia sets. Gain the skills and knowledge to get you started by joining Keith to create a small, beaded lanyard.

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Archaeology Data Management with QGIS and PostgreSQL/PostGIS

Saturday May 4
Ticket price: $30

Registration – Maximum 25 participants

This hands-on workshop delivered by Cliff Patterson (PhD, CEO of Luna Geospatial, Inc.) introduces participants to the basics of archaeology data management with PostgreSQL/PostGIS and QGIS. PostgreSQL is a powerful open-source relational database management system and PostGIS is a spatial extension for PostgreSQL that turns it into a spatial database. Through several guided tutorials, participants will build an archaeology project database while learning about the following topics:

• Introduction to Spatial Relational Database Management Systems.
• Working with PostgreSQL/PostGIS Data in QGIS.
• Managing QGIS Projects and Layer Symbology using PostgreSQL/PostGIS.
• Creating QGIS Attributes Forms.
• Database Permissions, Security, and Multiuser Editing.
• Writing Spatial SQL Statements.

This workshop is intended for those who have a working knowledge of desktop GIS, though specific experience with QGIS is not required. No previous experience with relational database management systems is required but participants will need to bring their own Wi-Fi enabled laptop.

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