Meet Anastasia!
Anastasia Walhovd
Archaeological Technician
Anastasia Walhovd formed Makoons Consulting in 2018 to provide archaeological field technician services. Makoons Consulting and its services has been expanding ever since. Previous to her work in cultural resource management and archaeology, Anastasia Walhovd worked in natural resources and legal administration.
Anastasia identifies as Ojibwe, Norwegian, French, and German and is an enrolled member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe) in Wisconsin and a descendant of the White Earth Nation in Minnesota.
See Anastasia in action in Twin Cities Public Television’s Bound By Earth: Archaeology in Minnesota.
Education
Harvard College
(May 2013)
A.B. (artium baccalaureus) Anthropology with an Emphasis in Archaeology, Portuguese Citation
Field School Experience
San Jose de Moro Archaeological Program
La Libertad, Peru
Harvard Yard Archaeological Program,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Professional Affiliations
Archaeological Society of New Mexico
Council of Texas Archaeologists
Council for Minnesota Archaeology – Newsletter Editor
El Paso Archaeological Society
Tribal Archaeology Network – Founding Organizer
Volunteer and Community Involvement
Minnesota Historical Society
Native American Alumni at Harvard University (Former Acting Secretary from June 2018 to June 2019)
Awards
Harvard Foundation Insignia Award 2013
Languages
Fluent Spanish
Fluent Portuguese
Intermediate Ojibwemowin
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