Shifting Bioarchaeological Perspectives in Alaska: Community-Centered Projects with Indigenous Partners and Project Participants from Descendant Communities

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Community Engaged Bioarchaeology: Centering Descendants" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This presentation is focused on highlighting the value of conducting bioarchaeological research that not only works with descendant communities, but is driven by the questions they want answered and adheres to their goals and management expectations surrounding their ancestors. Bioarchaeological projects that partner with Alaska Native communities are unique among the growing pool of collaborative archaeology in the United States and are useful in assessing what currently facilitates successful partnerships with the communities whose heritage and ancestors we work with, and how those successful partnerships culminate in research processes and outcomes. We will discuss projects within Alaska that work with and for these communities, and the effect of increased descendent inclusion and agency in our and others' bioarchaeological work.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Community Engaged Bioarchaeology: Centering Descendants   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39908.0