与卡尔加里大学研究生Madisen Hvidberg和Kelsey Pennanen合作，Ernest Manning高中Esterhuizen女士的10年级社会研究课程学生参与了一些实地考古活动，以了解在第七条约领土上的过去。学生们了解到口头历史和考古学如何共同讲述我们所生活地方的故事，并帮助我们在未来做出决策。通过运用科学方法，学生们与各种实际文物和地层学模拟进行合作，确定历史事件的顺序、文物的构造方式以及南亚尔伯塔存在的丰富历史。

一位学生表示，“土壤！”是他们学到的最有趣的事情，他们“不知道地层学是一种事物，它非常吸引人，我们能够从地下的不同层次中了解这个地区的许多知识”。其他学生评论说，看到考古学家确定物品用途所做的大量研究非常有趣，上下文的重要性以及石器工具不仅仅是“箭头，而是有多种用途”。通过观察史前陶器，学生们学习了布莱克富特文化的广泛影响，并有机会讨论口头历史在提供过去重要背景方面的作用。

非常感谢Madisen和Kelsey以及卡尔加里大学的公共考古项目，他们来到我们的课堂上带来如此实际的经验！

​Working with University of Calgary graduate students Madisen Hvidberg and Kelsey Pennanen, students in Mrs. Esterhuizen's Grade 10 social studies classes at Ernest Manning High School engaged in some hands on archeology as part of learning about our past on Treaty 7 Territory. Students learned about how oral history and archeology work together to tell us stories about the place in which we live, and help inform our decisions about the future. Utilizing the scientific method, students worked with a variety of actual artifacts and stratigraphy to determine the order of historical events, how artifacts were constructed and the rich history that exists in Southern Alberta.

One student said that “dirt!" was the most fascinating thing they learned about, and that they “didn't know that stratigraphy was a thing and it was so fascinating and that we could learn so much about an area just from the layers in the ground". Other students commented that it was interesting to see the amount of research archeologists do to determine an object's use, how important context was, and that things like stone tools weren't just “arrowheads, but had a variety of purposes". Looking at prehistoric pottery, students learning about the extensive influence of Blackfoot culture, and had the opportunity to discuss the role that oral history plays in providing us critical context about the past.

Many thanks to Madisen and Kelsey, as well as the Public Archeology Program at the University of Calgary, for coming in to our classes for such a hands on experience!