Collaborative and Community-based Archaeology (Heritage) – Introduction to the Session and Some Views on Successfully Partnering with Indigenous and Local Communities.

Summary

The concept of conducting research & historic preservation endeavors in effective partnerships with indigenous and local communities just makes sense and is only fair. Clearly, archaeology – heritage management impacts indigenous, local, and descendant communities. It is also clear that these groups often have relatively little input to what others are trying to accomplish. This paper addresses a few key concepts and recurring purposes and goals:

The tangible and intangible aspects of heritage; The leading roles of descendant communities / stake-holders; equitable decision-making processes; Relevant, responsible, and mutually satisfying scholarly practices; Community benefits and fair and appropriate access to and retention of data; and "Engagement" and citizen science and long-term community commitments.

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This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Collaborative and Community Archaeology   •
• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

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