Preserving archaeological sites in the 21st century benefits from collaborations with local communities, allied scholars, and government administrators. Research in the Archaeological Heritage Lab stems from a desire to preserve local heritage for local communities.
ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE TIME OF BLACK LIVES MATTER
A panel discussion held on Thursday June 25th 2020.
Facilitated by Maria Franklin PhD (University of Texas) & Justin Dunnavant PhD (Vanderbilt University).
With Alexandra Jones PhD (Archaeology in the Community Inc), Alicia Odewale PhD (University of Tulsa) & Tsione Wolde-Michael (Curator, Smithsonian).
Chaired by Ayana Flewellen PhD (University of California Berkeley)
Sponsored by the Society of Black Archaeologists, Theoretical Archaeology Group (North America), and Columbia University Center for Archaeology
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Reclaiming the Ancestors: Indigenous and Black Perspectives on Repatriation, Human Rights, and Justice
Conversation on the restorative justice of reclaiming ancestral African American and Native American remains from museums in the United States.
Panelists:
Michael Blakey, PhD, NEH Professor, College of William and Mary
Dorothy Lippert (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), PhD, Tribal Liaison, National Museum of Natural History
Shannon Martin (Gun Lake Pottawatomi/Ojibwe), Director, Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways
Rachel Watkins, PhD, Associate Professor, American University
Moderated by Sonya Atalay (Anishinabe-Ojibwe), PhD, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
CART captioning by Lori Yeager Stavropoulos
Sponsored by the Society of Black Archaeologists, Indigenous Archaeology Collective, Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, and SAPIENS
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