We continue Season 3 as Amanda and guest host Gary Brewer talk with Robin Greubel - CEO of K9Sensus.

Robin has been involved in detection work since 2001, beginning in wilderness and human remains detection (HRD), which expanded into disaster work. She trains and deploys with Nebraska Task Force 1 and Iowa Task Force 1, and is a certified explosives and narcotics detection dog handler.

Gary has a new pup, Rosie, and they talk about what it takes to train a dog (and handler), and expand archaeological work to include detection dogs.

Please take care while listening to this episode as there is content about Indian Residential Schools, gravesites, sacred sites and ancestral remains that may cause trauma, or re-traumatize listeners. Consider identifying where you will turn for help if needed.

*Content warning:* In this episode, Indian Residential Schools, gravesites, sacred sites and ancestral remains are discussed. These discussions may re-traumatize or trigger listeners because of the sensitive content related to the search for unmarked graves of children who attended Indian Residential Schools. If you experience trauma or are feeling triggered, help is available 24/7 for survivors and their families through the Indian Residential School Survivors Society Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419. Mental health support for Indigenous Peoples across the land known as Canada is available through the Hope for Wellness chatline at 1-800-721-0066 or using the chat box at https://hopeforwellness.ca/. The Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society provides information about these and other supports that are available: https://www.irsss.ca

Welcome to Season 3 where Amanda includes members of her archaeological team as guest hosts. They each pick a subject they love and a dream guest to interview!

In Episode 1, Amanda welcomes Curt Carbonell who interviews Dr. Marie Hopwood about her research regarding the production and cultural significance of alcohol in past societies. She also has a research partnership with Dave Paul of Loveshack Libations, a micro-brewery in Qualicum Beach, where they brew modern takes on ancient beers based on archaeological evidence. From ancient beer recipes, to societal norms and practices regarding alcohol, to the cultural importance of passing down knowledge - this is a fascinating conversation!

For anyone who would like to dive deeper, here is a link to “A Hymn To Ninkasi” (the goddess of brewing) as referenced in the episode https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/cdli-tablet/552 . You can see a picture of the hymn on one of the tablets and there is a common translation included in the description text.

Thank you for hanging with us throughout Dig This Season 2! In this, the season’s final episode, Archaeologist Kay Jollymore talks with Jenny about mentorship!

From her start in the Cariboo area and throughout her career, Kay celebrates the generous people who made a difference in her career. She shares the value of becoming a mentor, how to be a good one, mentor, different kinds of mentors including the benefits of horizontal collegial mentorships.

Looking at in-the-field and in-the-office formal and ad-hoc training, Kay and Jenny discuss the responsibilities of both the mentor and mentee, but also how professional associations, businesses and clients can and should support and make space for this work. And the importance of mentorship to building capacity in First Nations communities to support their control of their own heritage materials.

No matter what, mentorship is deeply enriching, rewarding and so often, a joyful experience!

Celebrating our team this Gratitude Season, each Kleanza archaeologist chose to discuss a subject that was important to them. In Episode 21, Jenny talks with archaeologist Kevin Haugrud about women in archaeology!

Kevin shares his gratitude for all the women he has worked with and for, in his career. Touching on mining, oil and other industry platforms, camp culture, toxic masculinity, healthy company values and fatherhood, he observes that his mentors, colleagues and bosses have been primarily women.

Kevin talks about how their perspectives, teaching and management styles, values and priorities have impacted his work and personal life in such a positive way.

Gratitude Season continues with Episode 20. Today Jenny, and Kleanza archaeologist Manda Palmer gently, with compassion and vulnerability, have a very difficult but important discussion about harassment, abuse, rape, sexual assault, mental health and burnout in the practice of archaeology…and our obligation, to ourselves now, and to the next generation.

Again, it feels like we're just scratching the surface, but it’s a start. And we touch on a few solutions too. The content will be alarming to some, and we have included more detailed information in the Show Notes, as well as resources, should you need them. Most importantly, please take care of yourself.

SHOW NOTES:

To our dear listeners, this episode contains content that may be triggering. Please check the show notes for specific time code indicators and for a list of resources, should you need them. Most importantly, take care of yourself.

From 17:30 onward, the conversation centers around sensitive issues until the end of the episode.
Here are specific timecodes and information:

• 17:30 - begins the talk about sexual abuse, assault, rape, harassment and substance abuse
• 20:49 - talk about perpetrators of harassment
• 22:00 - talk about trauma and traumatic experience
• 24:15 - talk about power relationships and gender
• 25:29 - talk about signs of trauma and breaking cycles
• 26:28 - talk about trauma and somatic therapy
• 29:01 - talk about supporting younger generation
• 30:38 - talk about being trauma-informed
• 31:00 - talk about harassment and reporting
• 33:20 - talk about safety in industry culture and mental health
• 35:50 - talk about body autonomy
• 36:11 - talk about Indigenous trauma

RESOURCE LIST:

• Texting support for survivors: https://www.webelievesurvivors.ca/
• Talking on phone: crisis line 1-877-544-6424
• Vesta resource library: https://www.vestasit.com/resources-library/
• National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.HOPE (4673)
• RAINN online.rainn.org
• Crisis Resources https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/crisis-resources
• Resources by province: https://canadianwomen.org/support-services/
• https://cpa.ca/psychology-works-fact-sheet-workplace-burnout/
• https://www.traumacanada.org/resources/links-and-resources/
• https://www.nwac.ca/assets-knowledge-centre/Final-Trauma-Informed-Culturally-Appropriate-Approaches-in-the-Workplace-Final.pdf

Today Jenny hosts Kleanza archaeologist, Gary Brewer, to talk about how differently archaeology, both federally and provincially, is handled across our country. Provinces don’t all do things the same way?! Whaaaaaat?!

Gary has worked across Canada and the US, with expertise in CRM, Academia and Regulation. He is imminently qualified, but also able to offer a rare combination of knowledge, experience and perspective regarding the challenges posed by such differing ways and views of managing archaeology and heritage. Is a consistent federal and provincial legislative approach even needed? Who benefits from a system change or from the status quo? Everyone can agree on the significance of some sites - but how they are to be managed is another story.

Jenny and Gary explore some really tangible solutions to the issue. It’s beginning to feel like the needle has flipped as practitioners, the public, and lawmakers, are all having the same discussion. A cause for optimism? We hope so…!

In Episode 18, Jenny is joined by archaeologist Mirjana McIntyre, for a serious discussion about working with First Nations in their territories. About involving, listening and acknowledging what Indigenous communities want. About the importance of developing deep and respectful relationships. What meaningful consultation really means. And tangible ideas to empower First Nations, ensuring that they have sovereignty over their land, sacred sites and archaeological finds.

This begins with understanding and acknowledging the impact that colonial systems have had and still have on communities, and our responsibility as allies to move the practice of archaeology forward, to put culture and heritage first.