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Your Congress in Action: April 25, 2022
While Congress has been out of town on its customary Easter recess for the last two weeks, the Biden administration has been busy on a number of fronts, including making policy decisions that impact cultural resources. Most notably, on Wednesday the White House...
ACRA Statement on Montpelier
The American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA) is extremely concerned regarding the continued actions of the Montpelier Foundation (Foundation) regarding the involvement of the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC), and we are additionally dismayed at the...
Deadline Approaching: 2022 ACRA Awards
The deadline to nominate your projects for the 2022 ACRA awards is fast approaching! Please send your nominations in by FRIDAY, APRIL 29 at 5 PM EDT. ACRA awards recognize clients who have demonstrated accomplishments and commitments above and beyond those required to...
Now on Demand – Bones: Isotopes in Dating, Diets, and Migrations
If you missed last week's webinar from Beta Analytic, is now available on demand! Beta Analytic discusses dating bone samples through radiocarbon dating and U-Th dating methods. This webinar also included a discussion on the ethics of collection with James Watson,...
2022 Conference Registration Open
You can now register for the CRM industry's premier event of the year! Our 28th annual conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas from September 21‒25, 2022. This year’s conference theme — CRM: Bridging Agencies, Industries, and the Community — highlights the...
Seeking Working Group Participants for a New CfAS Project
As you may know, American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA) is a Partner in the Coalition for Archaeological Synthesis (CfAS). The Coalition is seeking participants for a new initiative that has recently been funded by the John Templeton Foundation and Santa Fe...
Your Congress in Action: April 11, 2022
Congress took a historic step for equality last week, while continuing to grapple with crises at home and abroad. On Thursday, the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to a seat on the Supreme Court, with all 50 Senate Democrats and three Republicans – Sens....
Webinar 4/14 – Bones: Isotopes in Dating, Diets and Migration Studies
Our first webinar of 2022 is coming up in just one week! Join us for Bones: Isotopes in Dating, Diets and Migration Studies on Thursday, April 14 at 2:00 pm EDT. Beta Analytic is back to discuss dating bone samples through radiocarbon dating and U-Th dating methods....
Updated Federal Training Course on Working Effectively with Tribal Governments Now Available
From the ACHP: Working Effectively with American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments, an online training course to provide users with a better understanding and greater knowledge of Native American issues, is now available. The course was initially...
Your Congress in Action: March 28, 2022
As war rages in Eastern Europe, Washington’s attention is focusing on how the conflict in Ukraine will impact the United States’ economy and environment, not to mention how it could affect the pivotal midterm Congressional elections. Western sanctions on Russia –...