Beyond the Founding Fathers: The Role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Submerged Cultural Resource Management’s Past, Present, and Future

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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Perspectives on the Future, and the Past, of Underwater Archaeology in the Cultural Resource Management Industry" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Early pioneers or innovators may be given the moniker “Father” or “Founding Father” of their chosen field or specialty, and quite often those pioneers happen to be white males. In reviewing the history of cultural resource management it is easy to assume that women and people of color were not part of that early community. As we engage in conversations about the current lack of diversity that exists within the larger underwater archaeology community, including cultural resource management, we need to discuss the roles women and people of color played. If we truly want to create an equitable and inclusive community now and going forward, it is important to recognize the structures that historically limited opportunities for such individuals. Only by identifying the challenges faced by women and people of color in cultural resource management can we begin to clear the professional pathways to achieve needed diversity in our profession.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Perspectives on the Future, and the Past, of Underwater Archaeology in the Cultural Resource Management Industry   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2022

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