Résumés
Abstract
Initiated by the descendant community of Quinhagak and endorsed by village Elders, the Nunalleq Archaeology Project was unique for Yup’ik Alaska when it began in 2009. Since then, this embedded community project has provided the village with over a decade of archaeological presence in the form of excavations, finds processing, conservation lab work, and, since 2018, a local repository housing the entire archaeological collection.
Accounts of collaborations between archaeologists and Indigenous communities often focus on Elders and cultural bearers. However, whilst these collaborators are, and continue to be, invaluable for the Nunalleq project, here we want to acknowledge the generation of young adults who have grown up with the Project, and to whom archaeological finds and artifacts are now an intrinsic part of their heritage. This paper discusses how the Nunalleq Archaeology Project has come to influence local heritage, and how community engagement has in turn shaped the archaeological practice and co-designed outreach work. We constructively reflect upon insights borne from a decade of collaborative practice and critically ask how such community collaborations may be strengthened for the future.
Keywords:
- Community Archaeology,
- Indigenous Archaeology,
- Yup’ik,
- Yup’ik Heritage,
- Youth Engagement
Résumé
Initié par la communauté des descendants de Quinhagak et approuvé par les Aînés du village, le Projet Archéologique de Nunalleq était unique pour l’Alaska Yup’ik lorsqu’il a débuté en 2009. Depuis lors, ce projet communautaire intégré a fourni au village plus d’une décennie de présence archéologique sous la forme de fouilles, du traitement des découvertes, de travaux de conservation en laboratoire et, depuis 2018, un dépôt local abritant l’ensemble de la collection archéologique.
Les récits de collaborations entre archéologues et communautés autochtones se concentrent souvent sur les Aînés et les détenteurs culturels. Cependant, bien que ces collaborateurs soient et continuent d’être inestimables pour le projet Nunalleq, nous tenons ici à remercier la génération de jeunes adultes qui ont grandi avec le projet et pour qui les découvertes archéologiques et les artefacts font désormais partie intégrante de leur patrimoine. Cet article explique comment le Projet Archéologique de Nunalleq en est venu à influencer le patrimoine local et comment l’engagement communautaire a à son tour façonné la pratique archéologique et le travail de sensibilisation co-conçu. Nous réfléchissons de manière constructive aux idées issues d’une décennie de pratique collaborative et nous nous demandons de manière critique comment de telles collaborations communautaires peuvent être renforcées à l’avenir.
Mots-clés :
- Archéologie communautaire,
- archéologie autochtone,
- Yup’ik,
- patrimoine Yup’ik,
- engagement des jeunes
Arcqalriit
Kuinerrarmiut kinguvrita ayagniuskiit Tegganrita-llu cingumakiit Nunallermek Elakengaliuryaranek Caliarat [Nunalleq Archaeology Project] Yup’igni Alaska-rmiuni ayuqaitellruuq ayagniatni 2009-aami. Tuakenirnek nakmiin nunameggni caliamegteggun qulen allrakut cipluki elakengaliuryararluteng elakengengnaqellrianek, elakenganek yuvrilrianek, kangingnaurvigteggun qelkilrianek, 2018-aarnirnek-llu nunameggni elakengellmeng tamalkuita qellekviatnek.
Elakengaliurtet Nutemllaat-llu Kinguvrita caliaritnek qanemcini Tegganret kinguvarturtet-llu arcaqaketuit. Tau͡gaam tamakut calillgutkuciat man’a engelkarrluku arcaqaqapigcaaqengraan Nunallermek caliaratnun, makuni eneqakaput ayagyuat anglillret Caliarat maliggluku, maa-i-llu elakengat tapeqluki paitaqsagutellruluki. Makuni igani qalarutkaput Nunallermek Elakengaliuryaranek Caliarata agtuumaciat nunalget paitaitnun, mumiggluku-llu nunalget ilagautellermegteggun elakengaliuryaranun agtuumaciat, atunem-llu yugnun paivtellerkiullrat. Qulen allrakut cipluki iluatni murilkelput umyuangcautekenqegcaarluki, qaillun-llu tamakucit nunalgutkellriit-llu calillguteksarait kinguvqaarni elluarcaryugngaciatnek.
Aperyarat Arcaqalriit:
- Nunalget Elakengaliuryarait,
- Nutemllaat Kinguvrita Elakengaliuryarait,
- Yup’ik,
- Yupiit Paitait,
- Ayagyuat Ilagauciat
Parties annexes
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