Unreserved54:00A new era of archaeology
When she was about eight years old, Jennifer Tenasco moved from her home community of Kitigan Zibi, Que., to Ottawa. Changing schools meant she’d lost an important place to learn about her culture: her classroom on reserve.
“It was different because there wasn’t a lot of education [about] our people,” she said. “So I only learned my history through my family members.”
Years later, Tenasco is learning much more about her culture and her ancestors at a different kind of school — a federally-funded Indigenous archeological field school called Anishinabe Odjibikan.
The school brings together young members of the
