Living Heritage Workshop

拟议项目的主要目的是将研究人员、当地社区代表和决策者、遗产部门的区域专业人员和阿拉斯加土著组织的区域代表聚集在一起，建立一个支持网络，以确保在阿拉斯加昆哈格克土著村庄新建立的文化中心和考古库的成功和长期可持续性。其目标是提供一个跨越学术/非学术界限的合作平台，并在平等的条件下让不同的利益相关者参与对话，以确定参与和参与考古材料和传统文化的新的和创造性的方式。自2009年努纳勒克考古项目开始以来，经过7个考古季节，阿拉斯加出土的文物数量已超过6万件，是最大的考古收藏品之一。雅卜克族接触前材料的数量和质量都是前所未有的，代表着宝贵的文化和科学资源。随着AHRC创立的ELLA项目的结束，Nunalleq项目正在进入一个新的阶段，收藏品将归还给Quinhagak的土著后裔社区，并将安置在专门建造的文化中心和考古储藏库中；努纳勒克文化和考古中心。这些藏品将由村庄社区管理，并由阿伯丁大学提供技术咨询和培训。努纳列克项目是一项全面整合的社区努力，有充分和衷心的参与和参与。考古材料的归还将使这项工作在夏季野外季节之后继续进行。将如此重要的考古收藏品归还给土著社区几乎是独一无二的，没有固定的协议，所以这些必须建立在合作的动态中。考古收藏是当地社区的重要文化资产，完全控制它提供了绝佳的机会。然而，它也带来了相当大的挑战。努纳勒克中心的成功和可持续发展一方面取决于研究人员和专业人员之间的持续合作，另一方面取决于土著社区和当地代表之间的合作。这需要双方的参与，在项目的正式资助结束后，这种参与取决于个人的承诺。这次交流活动将采取一系列简短的高度集中的研讨会的形式，这些研讨会与将努纳勒克考古收藏品归还给阿拉斯加昆哈加克土著Yup'ik社区直接相关。拟议的一系列研讨会是加强项目内现有联系的关键一步，并建立新的联系，包括来自文化部门的区域专业人员以及区域阿拉斯加土著组织。该项目的总体目标是保存和长期保护考古收藏品，并制定具体计划，继续参与和支持村庄和地区的Yup'ik文化和教育生活，并确保它继续成为研究的可获取资源。其目的是使考古收藏成为一种可访问的、多方面的文化参与资源，在许多不同的层面上。讲习班的成果将是加强合作，并就如何为未来创造可持续的沟通、传播和参与方式提出一系列想法。这不仅有利于考古藏品的保存和长期保护，也有利于促进考古材料作为与传统Yup'ik文化接触的资源，用于教育目的，以及研究人员的资源。

The main aim of the proposed project is to bring together researchers, local community representatives and decision makers, regional professionals in the heritage sector and representatives from regional Native Alaskan organisations in order to build a support network to ensure the success and long term-sustainability of the newly established cultural centre and archaeological repository in the Native village of Quinhagak, Alaska. The goal is to provide a platform for collaboration across academic/non-academic boundaries, and to engage - on equal terms - different stakeholders in a dialogue to identify new and creative ways of participation and engagement in archaeological material and traditional culture. Since the Nunalleq archaeological project began in 2009, seven field seasons have produced one of the largest archaeological collections recovered from Alaska, containing more than 60,000 artefacts. The quantity and quality of Yup'ik pre-contact material in the collection are unprecedented, and represent an invaluable cultural and scientific resource. With the conclusion of the AHRC founded ELLA project, the Nunalleq project is entering a new phase, with the collection being returned to the indigenous descendant community of Quinhagak where it will be housed in a purpose built cultural centre and archaeological repository; the Nunalleq Culture and Archaeology Center. The collection will be curated by the village community, with technical advice and training from the University of Aberdeen. The Nunalleq project is a fully integrated community-based effort with full and heartfelt participation and engagement. The return of the archaeological material will allow for this engagement to continue beyond the summer field season. Returning an archaeological collection of this importance to an indigenous community is nearly unique with no set protocols, so these must be established in a collaborative dynamic. The archaeological collection is a significant cultural asset for the local community, and taking full control over it provides fantastic opportunities. However, it also comes with considerable challenges. The success and sustainability of the Nunalleq Center is hinging on continued collaboration between researchers and professionals on one hand, and the Native community and local representatives on the other. This demands engagement from both sides, and after the formal funding of the project comes to an end this engagement is dependent on personal commitment. This networking event will take the form of a short series of highly focused workshops directly connected to the return of the Nunalleq archaeological collection to the Indigenous Yup'ik community of Quinhagak, Alaska. The proposed series of workshops is a crucial step in strengthening existing ties within the project, and creating new ones including regional professionals from the cultural sector as well as regional Native Alaskan organisations.The overarching goal of the project is the preservation and long-term protection of the archaeological collection, and the development of a concrete plan for its continued engagement with, and support for, Yup'ik cultural and educational life in the village and region, as well as ensuring it continues to be an accessible recourse for research. The aim is that the archaeological collection should be an accessible and multifaceted resource for cultural engagement on many different levels. The outcome of the workshops will be strengthened collaboration, and a set of ideas on how to create sustainable ways of communication, dissemination and engagement for the future. This is in the interest of the preservation and long-term protection of the archaeological collection, but also to promote the archaeological material as a resource for engagements with traditional Yup'ik culture, and for education purposes, as well as a resource for researchers.