x̌ʷiq̓ʷix̌ʷalqʷuʔ - Coast Salish Community-Based Participatory Archaeology in Practice

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The x̌ʷiq̓ʷix̌ʷalqʷuʔ project is a partnership between the Stillaguamish Tribe Cultural Resources Department and the Department of Anthropology at Western Washington University designed to reorient archaeological practice to address the concerns of Indigenous communities. Implementing a community-based participatory framework, the program seeks to decenter Western academic interests and create a meaningful connection between the Coast Salish past and present that foregrounds the knowledge, experiences, and values of community members. Instead of academic research questions, the goals of the first phase of this program focused on relationship-building and generation of more inclusive pathways to participation in archaeological practice. This presentation outlines the successes and challenges we encountered during the first two field seasons of the program, as well as areas of emphasis for future collaboration. Further, this paper identifies structures within academia that serve as impediments to institutional change and potential pathways to overcome these challenges.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 40265.0