This week, we learned about sustainable ways to engage with archaeotourism. We had the opportunity to meet with the Archaeological Institute of America’s (AIA) Director of Programs Meredith Langlitz. During our meeting, educating the public was a main topic. This can manifest in multiple ways, including educating the public about the presence of a site,Read more ⟶
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Indigenizing Archaeology – by Sierra Shumake
Hello everyone! Happy June! This week we read all about Indigenizing archaeology and incorporating Indigenous methodologies into archaeological theory and research designs. Particularly, the importance of place names to Indigenous cultures as a way of returning (Cowie & Teeman 2022). When Native American lands were settled, they were renamed in the colonizer’s language. The renamingRead more ⟶
Indigenous Perspectives, Theories, & Methods – by Eli Velasquez
Hello everyone, welcome to the new month! This week we focused heavily on Indigenous perspectives, theories, and methods that we can employ when working on this project. A particular topic I really enjoyed this week was storytelling and the importance of oral history. Going into this project we knew we wanted to incorporate native oralRead more ⟶