Sharing Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in an Outdoor Exhibit with the Waccamaw Indian People

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Entangled Legacies: Human, Forest, and Tree Dynamics" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Waccamaw Indian People (WIP) are a close-knit community that shares knowledge of the relationships, culture, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) of their ancestors. Working collaboratively, we have created an outdoor exhibit and interpretive trail that embraces TEK as a means for the public to learn about Indigenous management of the longleaf pine forests and wetlands that make up Waccamaw traditional territory. The exhibit materials highlight the heritage, forests, and ecosystems of the WIP by showing how the lands were maintained in traditional Indigenous ways, and how this environmental heritage persists within the Tribal Grounds and surrounding region. In addition to providing a self-guided exhibit for the public to explore, the project creates green infrastructure using TEK to maintain and restore natural hydrology, wetlands, and longleaf pine forest species, and connects university students with tribal members and the community.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Entangled Legacies: Human, Forest, and Tree Dynamics   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 37985.0