Practical Approaches to Indigenous Archaeology in Cultural Resource Management

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Practical approaches to Indigenous Archaeology in Cultural Resource Management (CRM) can have real impacts on United States archaeology. This paper discusses the broader theoretical approaches and “high-level” changes that are being made (or could/should) be made in CRM. What types of changes can field techs/archaeologists make that work towards a more considerable change but are simple and easily applicable? What can be done by the “boots on the ground” people in the field that aids collaboration? We will discuss the current theory and uses of Indigenous Archaeology and acknowledge the changes in the State, Federal, and independent contractor levels. Furthermore, we will focus on the capacity for a potential community of practice around ethical and accountable preservation within CRM archaeology through a discussion of examples of collaboration at various stages of a project. Through the lens of communities of practice, we will approach monitoring and excavation, with a focus on preservation and an emphasis on indigenous perspectives. This allows for the exploration of shared repertoires, tasks, practices, shared meanings and language, and ultimately shared goals to promote ethical collaborative practices and transparency.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37010.0