Joint Siberian - Alaskan Research Group on Russian America: Proposal for Cooperative Research Projects in 2006-2007, Phase I

该项目促进了与北美(俄罗斯美洲)18世纪和19世纪俄罗斯殖民地有关的知识的发展和传播。通过与俄罗斯同事的多方面方法，调查人员将通过合作的考古田野工作、研讨会、博物馆收藏品检查和教育倡议，探索和解释西伯利亚中部和俄罗斯美洲之间的关系。该项目旨在建立一个包括学生、研究人员、文化资源管理人员和受殖民俄罗斯影响的美洲原住民群体在内的国际社会。来自俄罗斯伊尔库茨克的学者是理想的研究伙伴。在18世纪和19世纪，伊尔库茨克是西伯利亚最重要的城市之一，也是俄罗斯毛皮贸易扩展到北美的关键。尽管伊尔库茨克地区为俄罗斯和美洲生产了广泛的出口产品，但这并没有通过对考古材料的比较研究来解决。该项目将允许美国学者参与西伯利亚中部的联合考古工作。在阿拉斯加和加利福尼亚州，俄罗斯和美国学者，以及感兴趣的原住民和学生团体成员，将有机会通过几个与俄裔美国人有关的社区的小型动手研讨会来交流信息。这最终将扩大对俄美及其西伯利亚中部历史联系的理解。这些信息将通过合作的博物馆展品、专业论文、相关土著口述历史的收集，以及为解释俄罗斯美洲的美国和西伯利亚博物馆促进一个“姊妹博物馆”计划，向专业和公众受众传播。

This project promotes the advancement and dissemination of knowledge pertaining to 18th and 19th century Russian colonies in North America (Russian America). Through a multifaceted approach with Russian colleagues, the investigators will explore and interpret relationships between central Siberia and Russian America through cooperative archaeological fieldwork, workshops, examination of museum collections, and educational initiatives. The project seeks to build an international community including students, investigators, cultural resource managers, and Native American groups affected by colonial Russian influences.Scholars from Irkutsk, Russia, are ideal research partners. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Irkutsk was one of the most important cities in Siberia and was key to the expansion of the Russian fur trade into North America. Although the Irkutsk region produced a wide range of exports for Russian America, this has not been addressed through comparative studies of archaeological materials. This project will allow American scholars to participate in joint archaeological work in central Siberia. In Alaska and California, Russian and American scholars, along with interested members of Native and student groups, will have an opportunity to exchange information through several small, hands-on workshops in communities associated with Russian America. This will ultimately broaden the understanding of Russian America and its historic central Siberian connections. The information will be disseminated to professional and public audiences through cooperative museum exhibits, professional papers, the collection of relevant Native oral history, and the promotion of a 'sister museums' program for U.S. and Siberian museums that interpret Russian America.