Engaging Youth in Archaeology and Cultural Resources: Examples from the Kalispel Natural Resources Department

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Outreach and Education: Examples of Approaches and Strategies from the Pacific Northwest" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed in-person interactions and typical outreach and educational events. The Kalispel Natural Resources Department and Cultural Resources Program strived to stay engaged in education throughout this difficult time and focused on delivering stand-alone content to share with local youth. The goal was to produce materials that integrated the Tribe’s Salish language with natural and cultural resources to reflect Kalispel values. Bilingual information cards, activity books, and posters were created. These items were distributed to the Kalispel Language Survival School, the Camas Early Learning Center, and the local schools and made digitally available to promote use at home or in the classroom. These efforts are examples of how archaeology, natural resources, language, and culture are connected and shared within a community.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Outreach and Education: Examples of Approaches and Strategies from the Pacific Northwest   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 35700.0