The current First Vice-President of the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society is Faith Boser.
My name is Faith Boser, and I am running for the First Vice-President position. I have been on the SAS board as a Member-at-Large since 2025. I have always been interested in history and archaeology, which led me to pursue a career in the field. I received my BA (Hons) in Archaeology in 2021 from the University of Saskatchewan. Since beginning my studies, I have been involved with academic, public and private-sector fieldwork in Saskatchewan, Alberta,
and Greece. During my undergraduate studies, I was involved with the Museum of Antiquities at the University of Saskatchewan as a volunteer researcher and an education assistant. While in this position, I gained experience developing exhibits, adult and children’s programming, and cataloguing teaching collections. I became involved with the SAS in 2021 and was employed as a publications intern. My primary role during my employment was to help create the publication Points of View: A Guide on Saskatchewan Projectile Points with Indigenous Perspectives. During my internship, my interest in Plains archaeology flourished, which led me to pursue Plains-focused graduate research. I received an MA in Anthropology from the University of Alberta in 2025. My thesis research focused on the zooarchaeology of the kā-kī-māmawēpihk site (EfNg-1) located on the east side of Last Mountain Lake. I moved back to Saskatoon in the summer of 2024 and received summer employment from Heritage Saskatchewan as a research assistant, in which my knowledge of the heritage field expanded. During my employment, I travelled throughout Saskatchewan to collect information from communities and heritage organizations on the availability of heritage funding in the province. This led me to form an even greater interest in heritage education, legislation, policy, and advocacy. I now work with Heritage Saskatchewan as the Heritage Fairs Coordinator, which has allowed me to help connect the province’s youth with Canada’s heritage. I am passionate about sharing Saskatchewan’s deep and diverse history with people of all ages. I hope to continue to serve on the SAS board in a different capacity as the First Vice-President.