In Conversation with the Ancestors: Indigenizing Archaeological Narratives at Acadia National Park, Maine

In North America, Indigenous pasts are publicly understood through narratives constructed by archaeologists who bring Western ideologies to bear on their inquiries. The resulting Eurocentric presentations of Indigenous pasts shape public perceptions of Indigenous peoples and influence Indigenous perceptions of self and of archaeology. In this paper we confront Eurocentric narratives of Indigenous pasts, specifically Wabanaki pasts, by centering an archaeological story on relationality between contemporary and past Indigenous peoples. We focus on legacy archaeological collections and eroding heritage sites in Acadia National Park, Maine. We present the “Red Paint People” myth as an example of how Indigenous pasts become distorted through archaeological narratives influenced by Western ideologies and offer a framework for indigenizing archaeological narratives constructed previously through Western lenses, using Indigenous language and community engagement to carry out the study.

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A Methodology for the Assessment of Climate Change Adaptation Options for Cultural Heritage Sites

Climate ◽

10.3390/cli8080088 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (8) ◽

pp. 88

Author(s):

Bethune Carmichael ◽

Greg Wilson ◽

Ivan Namarnyilk ◽

Sean Nadji ◽

Jacqueline Cahill ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

National Park ◽

Field Survey ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Participatory Action ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Cultural Sites ◽

Arnhem Land ◽

Professional Resources

Cultural sites are particularly important to Indigenous peoples, their identity, cosmology and sociopolitical traditions. The benefits of local control, and a lack of professional resources, necessitate the development of planning tools that support independent Indigenous cultural site adaptation. We devised and tested a methodology for non-heritage professionals to analyse options that address site loss, build site resilience and build local adaptive capacity. Indigenous rangers from Kakadu National Park and the Djelk Indigenous Protected Area, Arnhem Land, Australia, were engaged as fellow researchers via a participatory action research methodology. Rangers rejected coastal defences and relocating sites, instead prioritising routine use of a risk field survey, documentation of vulnerable sites using new digital technologies and widely communicating the climate change vulnerability of sites via a video documentary. Results support the view that rigorous approaches to cultural site adaptation can be employed independently by local Indigenous stakeholders.

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DEVELOPMENT OF A VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP FOR MOUNT DESERT ISLAND AND ACADIA NATIONAL PARK IN MAINE

10.1130/abs/2017ne-291625 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Ryan K. Young ◽

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William S. Elliott

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Field Trip ◽

Acadia National Park ◽

Virtual Field ◽

Desert Island ◽

Virtual Field Trip

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Return of the Natives: Explaining the Development and Non-Development of Political Action by Indigenous Peoples in Democratic Political Systems

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights ◽

10.1163/15718115-01904005 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 453-480

Author(s):

Lee E. Dutter

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

North America ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Political Action ◽

The Political ◽

Political Systems ◽

Present Treatment ◽

Or Groups ◽

Torres Strait ◽

Political Actions

Studies of individuals or groups who might use violence or terrorism in pursuit of political goals often focus on the specific actions which these individuals or groups have taken and on the policies which defenders (that is, governments of states) against such actions may adopt in response. Typically, less attention is devoted to identifying the relevant preconditions of political action and possible escalation to violence and how or why potential actions may be obviated before they occur. In the context of democratic political systems, the present analysis addresses these issues via examination of indigenous peoples, who typically constitute tiny fractions of the population of the states or regions in which they reside, in terms of their past and present treatment by governments and the political actions, whether non-violent or violent, which individuals from these peoples have engaged or may engage. The specific peoples examined are Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders of Australia, Haudenosaunee of North America, Inuit of Canada, Maori of New Zealand, and Saami of Scandinavia.

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Territoriality and the Historiography of Early North America

Journal of American Studies ◽

10.1017/s0021875816000529 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 515-536

Author(s):

MATTHEW BABCOCK

Keyword(s):

North America ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

North American ◽

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Political Control ◽

Multiple Perspectives ◽

Indigenous Perspective

This essay explores the interdisciplinary origins and historiography of early North American scholars approaching territoriality – political control of territory – from an indigenous perspective in their works. Using the Ndé (Apaches) as a case study, it reveals how adopting an interdisciplinary approach that addresses territoriality from multiple perspectives can further our understanding of cultural contestation across the continent and hemisphere by highlighting the ways indigenous peoples negotiated, resisted, and adapted to European conquest.

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Merging research, conservation and community engagement

Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development ◽

10.1108/jchmsd-04-2013-0012 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 184-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Gloria Borona ◽

Emmanuel Ndiema

Keyword(s):

Community Engagement ◽

Community Involvement ◽

Local Community ◽

Rock Art ◽

Conservation Strategy ◽

Content Type ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Research Programmes ◽

Research Findings ◽

Community Projects

Purpose – Archaeological, palaeontological and geological research has been conducted in Kenya for many years. These research efforts have resulted in exceptional depth of understanding of the region's cultural heritage including those with rock art. Unfortunately, very few of the research programmes have engaged communities as active participants in conservation and consumers of the research findings. The purpose of this paper is to report how collaboration between the National Museums of Kenya and the Trust of African Rock Art (TARA) is creating a link between research, conserving heritage and community engagement. Design/methodology/approach – An overview of two rock art tourism community projects undertaken by TARA will reveal that engaging communities and disseminating research findings does not only foster preservation of sites but is critical in transforming rock art sites into economic endeavours whose outcomes are providing alternative livelihoods. Findings – Community engagement remains the only viable way of ensuring long-term conservation of heritage sites going forward. Originality/value – TARA is the only organization conducting this kind of work in the African continent. This case study therefore, provides authentic information on local community involvement as a conservation strategy in the African context.

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Atmospheric concentrations and potential sources of PCBs, PBDEs, and pesticides to Acadia National Park

Environmental Pollution ◽

10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.015 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 177 ◽

pp. 116-124 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Sait C. Sofuoglu ◽

Aysun Sofuoglu ◽

Thomas M. Holsen ◽

Colleen M. Alexander ◽

James J. Pagano

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Acadia National Park ◽

Potential Sources ◽

Atmospheric Concentrations

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Community engagement in developing urban design guidance for heritage sites: The case of Bursa, Turkey

Urbani izziv ◽

10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-02-001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (30) ◽

pp. 70-84

Author(s):

Sibel Polat ◽

H. Özge Tümer Yıldız

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Community Engagement ◽

Urban Design ◽

Design Guidelines ◽

Guidance System ◽

Rapid Urbanization ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Heritage Site ◽

Design Guidance

In recent years, central and local governments have carried out studies to establish a legal administrative infrastructure for urban design and to develop urban design guidance to preserve the identity of historic cities under the pressure of rapid urbanization in Turkey. The main aim of this article is to explain how we implemented a participatory urban design guidance (PUrDeG) model for cultural heritage sites, which was developed as part of a research project. We explain how we used various techniques to engage various actors in preparing urban design guidelines for a cultural heritage site. In addition, the article discusses the importance of community engagement techniques and processes in developing urban design guidance, and the context of guidelines for sustainable conservation of cultural heritage sites with examples from the United Kingdom and Turkey. It then presents a case study conducted in the Hanlar District, a Unesco world heritage site in Bursa, Turkey. The case study includes research on planning decisions, site analysis, a survey of urban residents, in depth interviews with local artisans, and an urban design workshop with various actors. The main outcomes of this study include a presentation of how to use various community engagement techniques to prepare urban design guidelines for cultural heritage sites in Turkey, an urban design guidance system for Bursa, and a list of recommendations related to urban design guidelines for the Hanlar District and Bursa in the light of UK experience.

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Using Remote Sensing to Monitor the Spring Phenology of Acadia National Park across Elevational Gradients

10.5194/bg-2019-126 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Yan Liu ◽

Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie ◽

Richard B. Primack ◽

Michael J. Hill ◽

Xiaoyang Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Spatial Resolution ◽

National Park ◽

Vegetation Index ◽

Landsat 8 ◽

Mountainous Area ◽

Acadia National Park ◽

Fusion Model ◽

Elevational Gradients ◽

Spring Phenology

Abstract. Greenup dates of the mountainous Acadia National Park, were monitored using remote sensing data (including Landsat 8 surface reflectances (at a 30 m spatial resolution) and VIIRS reflectances adjusted to a nadir view (gridded at a 500 m spatial resolution)) during the 2013–2016 growing seasons. Ground-level leaf-out monitoring in the areas alongside the north-south-oriented hiking trails on three of the park's tallest mountains (466 m, 418 m, and 380 m) was used to evaluate satellite derived greenup dates in this study. While the 30 m resolution would be expected to provide a better scale for phenology detection in this mountainous region than the 500 m resolution, the daily temporal resolution of the 500 m data would be expected to offer vastly superior monitoring of the rapid variations experienced during vegetation greenup along elevational gradients. Therefore, the greenup dates derived from the Landsat 8 Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) data, augmented with Spatial and Temporal Adaptive Reflectance Fusion Model (STARFM) simulated EVI values, does provide more spatial details than VIIRS data alone and agree well with field monitored leaf out dates. Satellite derived greenup dates from the 30 m of Acadia National Park vary among different elevational zones, although the date of greenup is not always the most advanced at the lowest elevation. This indicates that the spring phenology is not only determined by microclimates associated with different elevations in this mountainous area, but is also possibly affected by the species mixture, localized temperatures, and other factors in Acadia.

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