Beyond Clickbait: Contextualizing Our Shared Heritage in Divisive Times

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.

Federal archaeologists are in a unique position to inform the public perception of historic issues, archaeological research, and community-specific concerns. Respecting the viewpoints of diverse, often conflicting, stakeholders forces multiple use agencies to think and act in creative ways as responsible stewards of the “resource.” Recent flashpoints of cultural conflict at the national level illustrate an urgent need for a more informed public regarding the dynamic values of historic places, traditional ecological knowledge, and shared landscapes. With an increase in the interest, use, and investment in public lands, finding common ground is now more essential than ever. Efforts undertaken by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to foster a more contextual understanding of our shared national heritage will be highlighted. Specific examples of events organized by the BLM in cooperation with local scholars, tribal representatives, associations, historians, agency specialists, and cultural resource management professionals will be detailed, illustrating the myriad of ways we can work together to reach the public in more intimate and meaningful ways.

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): 35848.0