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On Wednesday night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to increase funding for preservation programs and defeated an effort to reduce funds for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Thanks to all of you who have advocated on behalf of historic preservation; your voices make a difference! Several key amendments to the fiscal year […]

CNEHA members may be interested in the Society for American Archaeology’s new Archaeologist-Collector Collaboration Interest Group (ACCIG), currently chaired by Bonnie Pitblado of the University of Oklahoma. The new group was created to promote positive relationships among stakeholders who share a passion for the past, including but not limited to professional archaeologists and responsible artifact […]

As a member of the Coalition for American Heritage, CNEHA recently signed on to a letter urging the House National Resources Committee to oppose changes to protections for the Bear’s Ear National Monument under the proposed bill, H.R. 4532. Thirty-one organizations and Tribal Nations signed the letter. A copy is attached. Here is a link […]

2017 Business Meeting Minutes CNEHA business meeting minutes from last year’s CNEHA conference business meeting.   2016 Fall Business Meeting Minutes CNEHA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES Sunday, October 9, 2016 Ottawa City Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Karen Metheny called the meeting to order at 7:38 AM and asked for a motion to approve the minutes […]

By SAM ROBERTS The Landmarks Preservation Commission is opening a center devoted to the city’s archaeological collection, a repository that will house more than one million artifacts.  New York Times

CNEHA’s 2016 annual meeting will be held at the Lord Eglin Hotel and at City Hall in downtown Ottawa from Friday October 7th to Sunday October 9th, 2016. The theme for this year’s conference is CNEHA at 50 – Past, Present, and Future with sessions examining where northeast historical archaeology has gone and where it might […]

The Nominations Committee is soliciting nominations for the CNEHA Executive Board for the term starting October 2016 through October 2019. There are five positions available. You must be a member in good standing (individual, student, joint, fellow or life) and commit to assisting with the activities of the Board as well as attending at least […]

It is with sadness we report the passing of one of the founders of the Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology. Mr. Wallace (Wally) Workmaster passed away in earlier this year at the age of 82. Mr. Workmaster was one of the founding members of the Council and served as its first chair from 1974 to […]

The Executive Board has announced that as of March 2016, all issues of the CNEHA newsletter will be distributed electronically. Members will receive their copies via direct email. A members page is in the works that will allow those without email to access the newsletter through the website. CNEHA will continue to post pdfs of […]

Conference Abstracts The conference abstracts are now available for download.  2015 Conference Program Abstracts CNEHA Executive Board Election Paper ballots for the 2015 CNEHA Executive Board election have been sent to all members for whom we do not have email. Notification of online voting will be sent to all other members shortly. International Archaeology Day […]