Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When

DOCUMENT Citation Only Elizabeth Reetz.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In June 2023, the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) completed a year-long project for the University of Iowa (UI) Community Engaged Scholars Program in collaboration with the Elgin Historical Society & Museum (EHS) and Meskwaki Nation. The partners aimed to share knowledge about archaeological and historical sites...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Krysta Ryzewski. Tareq Ramadan. Aaron Sims.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This presentation reflects upon the process and contributions of collaborative archaeology involved in the Malcolm X House Project in Inkster, Michigan. The 800-square-foot home was where Malcolm Little was living in 1952 when he assumed leadership roles in the Nation of Islam, changed his name to Malcolm X, and rose to international...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Alicia Torres Porras. Leobardo Pacheco Arias. Jesús Sánchez Jacobo.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. During the last four years, in the UNESCO World Heritage Site: Prehistoric Caves in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, effective relationships have been strengthened and created between the ejido commissary and the cultural managers of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). Through constructive dialogue, knowledge sharing,...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Carla Klehm. Stefania Merlo.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Fostering digitally enabled equitable participation in heritage production is a major component of democratizing heritage creation. Whilst substantial progress has been made in ensuring that digital data and infrastructure complies with the principles of FAIR (findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability) and LOUD (linked...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Karin Larkin. Kaitlyn Davis.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Archaeological practice has benefited from including diverse stakeholders in the production of narratives around heritage, which can result in democratizing heritage creation. If done well, it can lead to a more democratic production of knowledge around heritage. Democratization heritage production involves shifting power dynamics in who...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Michelle Slaughter.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Dry, an early twentieth-century Black homesteading community, offers a long-lasting example of collaborative public archaeology. Thanks to generous grant funding, we practiced inclusive teaming with the descendant population, from project conception through every stage of our work, even beyond completion of the project. The extent and...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Diane Slocum. Patricia McAnany. Iván Batún-Alpuche.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The focus of archaeological work has shifted in recent decades to collaborative frameworks that allow for sharing of knowledge production among local and descendent communities. Drawing on the work of Laurajane Smith, we argue that recognizing heritage as a dynamic social process rather than exclusively an artifact or archaeological site...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Horvey Palacios. Delaney Cooley. Bonnie Pitblado.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Science communicators are in an unprecedented time of digital innovation and global connectivity that has given rise to accessible and engaging projects, including podcasts, TikToks, apps, and interactive websites. These platforms have demonstrated how the power to create and disseminate narratives can shift from a select few to the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Kasey Diserens Morgan.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The process of heritage preservation and the production of knowledge in indigenous communities regularly seem at odds in terms of their overarching goals and outcomes. Relationships to the study and use of heritage are often fraught, and can become political quickly. This paper outlines the practical and methodological aspects of...

DOCUMENT Citation Only John Martin.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Delaware Department of Transportation has a project that will have an adverse effect on two National Register-eligible bridges in south Wilmington through their demolition. This location is within a disadvantaged and predominantly Black community with proud history, as one of the bridges is named for a state legislator from the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Samantha Rubinson. Sarah Miller.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Data collected through site stewardship programs are unique and provide insights into the long-term preservation of archaeological sites. Stewardship programs across the country are working with communities to document changes over time from environmental and human-driven causes. Site changes are recorded using photography, monitoring...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ryan Rybka.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Enbridge’s crude oil Line 3 Replacement Pipeline cuts through 337 miles of Ojibwe Treaty lands in Northern Minnesota and has been in operation since October 2021. It is the most recent instalment of a historic petroleum infrastructure tradition in the state of Minnesota that extends back over seventy years. Oil pipelines do not only enter...

DOCUMENT Citation Only John McCarthy.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In the early 1990s I was a project manager at a regionally well-known consulting firm of archaeologists, architects, and planners. Through my involvement in the excavation of Philadelphia’s 10th Street First African Baptist Church Cemetery and New York City’s African Burial Ground, I learned how to listen to the voices of descendant...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Sarah Kurnick.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Collaborative archaeological approaches recognize that partnerships between archaeologists and members of descendant communities can potentially democratize heritage production and foster a more inclusive—and thus more accurate—understanding of the past. Nevertheless, descendant communities are often themselves hierarchical. Inequalities...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Kimberly Redman. David Guilfoyle.

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Within CRM, completing public outreach as part of a mitigation program is common practice. Public outreach is an important mechanism to engage the public, but generally centers on archaeologists educating the mainstream public through books, fliers, signs, and videos. For the CDOT 550/160 Interchange Project, the consulting parties agreed...