2025
14
Apr
In Memoriam: Bill Lipe
Particular to Preserve
The Life and Legacy of William D. Lipe
R. E. Burrillo, Archaeology Southwest Research Associate
(April 14, 2025)—In 2014, I attended the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Austin, Texas, to present a research project for which I’d cooked b...
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2025
14
Apr
The Glen Canyon Archaeological Salvage Project
R. E. Burrillo, Archaeology Southwest Research Associate
Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
The backstory behind the Glen Canyon Archaeological Salvage Project (or Glen Canyon Project for short—often shortened even further to GCP) is kind of a tangled mess. Seriously, you cou...
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2025
11
Apr
New Mexico Delegation Reintroduces Chaco Protection Legislation
Dear Friends,
Well, last Thursday, April 3, after I wrote to you, we received a uniquely sourced, strangely formatted, poorly written e-mail.
Ostensibly (see below) from the federal government, it was a notice of termination for our recently awarded $350,000 National Endowment for the Humaniti...
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2025
07
Apr
Hands-On Archaeology: Winter Count 2025
Allen Denoyer, Ancient Technologies Expert
(April 7, 2025)—As some of you know from my previous posts about this seriously earthy event, Winter Count is an ancient/ancestral skills gathering that has been happening in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert for the past 30 years. I’ve attended as many as I ...
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2025
03
Apr
BREAKING: NEH Grants Terminated
Dear Friends,
I LOVE working at Archaeology Southwest.
It’s an incredible place—physically, metaphysically, metaphorically, metamorphically, and every other way a place and human collective can be, especially in a time of transition and increasing uncertainty.
I’ve been on the job for...
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2025
27
Mar
Update on the Ninth Circuit Hearing Regarding the SunZia Case
John R. Welch, Vice President, Preservation & Collaboration
(March 27, 2025)—Friends, you find me cautiously optimistic after my day (as a spectator) in court: The Ninth Circuit panel was skeptical about federal government and industry claims for the legality of the approval process for the ...
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2025
27
Mar
Six Tribes Announce Formation of GSENM Inter-Tribal Coalition
Hi everyone!
Steve is on a prospective colleges tour with his twin sons this week. He hoped he’d be able to check in with you all, but: Teenage boys. A lot of driving.
So, I’m here to share something I read yesterday that really moved me, and that I shared with Steve (we’re both from the...
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2025
20
Mar
Raúl Grijalva’s Legacy
Dear Friends,
THEY’RE HERE! HOT OFF THE PRESSES!
I am thrilled to report that the latest issue of Archaeology Southwest Magazine—focused on Mesa Verde—has just rolled off the delivery trucks!
It’s called “Continuity and Connections: The Living Landscapes of Mesa Verde” and is a ...
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2025
13
Mar
Concern Mounts as Review of National Monuments Continues Behind Closed Doors
Dear Friends,
What’s happening these days? A lot, it turns out.
Tonight, a “Blood Worm Moon,” caused by a total lunar eclipse, will occur after midnight. The name refers to back to Farmer’s Almanac-style insights on increased earthworm and perhaps insect activity as the northern hemisp...
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2025
06
Mar
In Honor of Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma (1950–2025)
Dear Friends,
On Wednesday, March 5, Archaeology Southwest’s new Director of Development Dani Phelps and I made one of my favorite drives across the American Southwest—the scenic route from Tucson to Santa Fe. We headed east on Interstate 10 and crossed the San Pedro Valley in the early morni...
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2025
04
Mar
The Places That Hold Our Nation’s Stories Are Not for Sale
By John R. Welch, Paul F. Reed, and Skylar Begay
(March 4, 2025)—At Archaeology Southwest, a Tucson-based nonprofit that works across the US Southwest, we believe in the power of place. Places embody people’s stories, and the public lands carved out of Native American territories safeguard an...
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2025
27
Feb
What the General Public Needs to Know about NSF Grants
Dear Friends,
I write to you from Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, Louisiana, on my way back from the 10th Annual Repatriation Conference hosted by the American Association of Indian Affairs. Over the course of an intense three days, repatriation specialists from across the n...
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