Building Resilient Cultural Resource Programs with Tribal Partners: A Department of Defense (DoD) Perspective

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Crucial Issues in United States Department of Defense Cultural Resources Management " session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Many challenges exist to keep training and operations on military installations viable over time. Environmental and cultural stewardship programs are part of a military planner’s strategic approach to ensuring Department of Defense (DoD) managed lands remain healthy and active use areas for the warfighter. This paper examines the different approaches utilized to build resilient cultural resource programs on DoD-managed land bases with the intent to highlight collaborative approaches to engagement with tribal communities with ties to these land-based places. Several themes are identified that highlight the differences in European notions of “natural” and “cultural” resources and how they are managed. The author contends that by incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Systems into DoD stewardship and preservation practices, better science and relationships are cultivated.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Crucial Issues in United States Department of Defense Cultural Resources Management   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 35684.0