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Archaeology impacts the lives of indigenous, local, or descendant communities. Yet often these groups have little input to archaeological research, and its results remain inaccessible. As archaeologists consider the consequences and benefits of research, the skills, methodologies, and practices required of them will differ dramatically from those of past decades. As an archaeologist and a Native American, Sonya Atalay has investigated the rewards and complex challenges of conducting research in partnership with indigenous and local communities. In Community-Based Archaeology, she outlines the principles of community-based participatory research and demonstrates how CBPR can be effectively applied to archaeology. Drawing on her own experiences with research projects in North America and the Near East, Atalay provides theoretical discussions along with practical examples of establishing and developing collaborative relationships and sharing results. This book will contribute to building an archaeology that is engaged, ethical, relevant, and sustainable.

What are the \"right ways\" to preserve heritage? Are the aims and purposes of museums necessarily at odds with those of First Nations? This thoughtful book explores the concept of museum conservation in light of cultural repatriation issues, and helps readers understand the complex relationship between museums and Aboriginal peoples.

This research is focussed on heritage protection on Indian lands and stems mainly from the lack of any legislation extending protection to heritage sites or antiquities located there. Starting from an initial survey, which was to systematically examine Peigan lands to discover archaeological remains it became obvious that such sites were especially vulnerable precisely because there was no mechanism with which to ensure their long term protection. Consequently this thesis research began to expand and ultimately shifted focus to the issues of heritage management and First Nations stewardship. The placement of heritage responsibility as a concern of the Peigan is the starting point for thesis discussion. Supporting this examination is the review of existing legislation as a means of implementing local control and the comparative situations of other aboriginal groups who have had to respond to governmental initiatives, or who are already exercising some level of control over heritage sites. These provide suitable models, or direction, for Peigan archaeology. Lastly, a by-law is proposed for Peigan consideration. It is an attempt to institute a comprehensive framework for addressing the issue in a format that is immediately recognizable within the legal community. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)