Archaeologies by Community Mandate: Practicing Collaborative and Community-Engaged Research

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

Postcolonial archaeologies, the entanglements surrounding the conservation and management of cultural resources, and the frictions of legislative compliance have made pushing research for research's sake increasingly unsustainable. As a result, many archaeologists have sought to practice an archaeology in which descendant communities, as well as other sectors of the public with vested interests, play an active role. Descendant and public involvement in archaeological and historical research is of particular importance among historically overlooked or disenfranchised communities as these groups are increasingly identifying opportunities for empowerment through collaborative projects and community-based activities. This session seeks to explore the challenges and rewards of practicing collaborative and community-engaged archaeologies. Issues we seek to address include collaborative successes, failures, resolutions to contentious situations, and the theoretical underpinnings of engaging with community and public archaeologies.

Other Keywords
collaboration • Indigenous Archaeology • community archaeology • Field School • Community • archaeological practice • Native American • Historic Archaeology • Cultural Resource Management • Ethics

Geographic Keywords
North America - Southwest • North America - Northeast • US (ISO Country Code) • New Mexico (State / Territory) • Arizona (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country) • Colorado (State / Territory) • Utah (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • AFRICA

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  1. Archaeologies by Community Mandate: Who makes the call? (2015)
  2. Archaeology?! Yadilah! Collaborative Archaeology and Lessons from the Navajo Nation (2015)
  3. Close to Home: bringing heritage management graduate programs to descendant communities (2015)
  4. Community Entanglements: Archaeology, Heritage, and Community Partnership at the Little Bay Plantation, Montserrat, West Indies (2015)
  5. Engaged Research, Management and Planning at Tolay Lake Regional Park (2015)
  6. Evolving Histories and Changing Archaeologies on the Santa Fe National Forest (2015)
  7. Finding the Balance: Case Studies in Collaboration and Community Engagement from the American Southwest (2015)
  8. From Consultation to Collaboration: Expanding the Scope of Archeology's Engagement with Indigenous People (2015)
  9. The Good, the Bad, and the Awkward: The Archaeology Open House as Heritage Process (2015)
  10. Mandating Community Archaeology: Using Law to Bridge the Gap Between Public Outreach and Community Engagement (2015)
  11. Materializing the Momentary: Community Engagement Through Ethnographic Practice (2015)
  12. More than Mere Dots on a Map: Archaeological Sites among Venda-speaking Communities of the Soutpansberg (2015)
  13. Practicing Community Archaeology and Present Communities of Practice in Archaeology: A Southwestern Perspective (2015)
  14. Taking and Giving: Finding the Balance in Community Archaeology (2015)