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Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Community-Accountable archaeological research combined amplify the interconnectedness of the signatures of Ancestral practices in heritage places to biotic communities and the mechanics of landscape stability (e.g. massive erosive events after catastrophic fires). Careful guardianship of heritage places, rebuilt by cultural practitioners and managed with a view towards long term dynamics that protect places of learning includes cultural fire techniques as integral parts of TEK. The coalition assembled for this 3-minute forum will introduce the concepts we are implementing and allow time for broader discussions with the participants and audience. We argue that archaeologists cannot have a complete toolkit without them in our attempts to reconcile issues of racial justice and sovereignty, connecting heritage resource management to policy, and building Community-Accountable research deliverables.
Presentations
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Fire as Preservation Archaeology
Organizer(s): Jun Sunseri (University of California Berkeley, United States of America), Matthew Moore (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, United Auburn Indian Community), Rebecca Allen (Preservation Director, United Auburn Indian Community)
Chair(s): Jun Sunseri (University of California Berkeley)
Panelist(s): Jun Sunseri (University of California Berkeley), Matthew Moore (United Auburn Indian Community), Rebecca Allen (United Auburn Indian Community), Zachary Emerson (United Auburn Indian Community), Melodi McAdams (United Auburn Indian Community), Anna Starkey (United Auburn Indian Community), Shelby Medina (University of California Berkeley), Ariel Roughton (Blodgett Forest UC Natural Preserve), Kestrel Grevatt (Blodgett Forest UC Natural Preserve), Nicholas Laluk (University of California Berkeley), Louis Curson-Mayorga (United Auburn Indian Community), Twyla Piatote (University of California Berkeley), Emily Langton (University of California Berkeley), Anna Cheng (United Auburn Indian Community)
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Community-Accountable archaeological research combined amplify the interconnectedness of the signatures of Ancestral practices in heritage places to biotic communities and the mechanics of landscape stability (e.g. massive erosive events after catastrophic fires). Careful guardianship of heritage places, rebuilt by cultural practitioners and managed with a view towards long term dynamics that protect places of learning includes cultural fire techniques as integral parts of TEK. The coalition assembled for this 3-minute forum will introduce the concepts we are implementing and allow time for broader discussions with the participants and audience. We argue that archaeologists cannot have a complete toolkit without them in our attempts to reconcile issues of racial justice and sovereignty, connecting heritage resource management to policy, and building Community-Accountable research deliverables.
