Archaeology Pathways for Native Learners

马尚图克特佩科特博物馆和研究中心将实施一项为期三年的以研究为基础的社区计划，名为“土著学习者的考古学途径”。“这个综合性的计划包括四个组成部分或途径，旨在增加美国原住民对科学的参与。 途径#1邀请学生和教师从纽黑文公立学校参加考古实地研究，其中扩大到包括整个美国东北部的青年。 学生将参与考古实验室的现场挖掘，记录和分析发现，与科学家一起解释发现，并通过项目网站将研究结果传达给同行。 与此同时，在项目的第一年，途径#2将侧重于为青年和社区成员扩大博物馆计划，以及为教育工作者创建相关的专业发展计划。 途径3要求在第三年在新墨西哥州和亚利桑那州的纳瓦霍遗址复制研究模型，而途径4强调为来自50多个部落社区的美洲原住民举办领导力培训讲习班。 讲习班将侧重于在全国各地的土著社区建立以研究为基础的青年方案，利用培训培训员的模式来传播这一模式。 预计该项目将覆盖60 000多名青年和社区成员，此外还将通过考古学途径网站覆盖450 000多人。

The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center will implement a three-year, research-based community program entitled "Archeology Pathways for Native Learners." This comprehensive program consists of four components or pathways that are designed to increase participation of Native Americans in science. Pathway #1 invites students and teachers from New Haven Public Schools to participate in archaeology field research, which expands to include youth throughout the northeastern US. Students will be involved with site excavation, documentation and analysis of findings in an archaeology laboratory, working with scientists to interpret findings, and communicating the results of research to their peers and through the project Web site. Concurrently, in the first year of the project, Pathway #2 will focus on the expansion of museum programs for youth and community members in addition to the creation of related professional development programs for educators. Pathway #3 calls for replication of the research model at Navajo sites in New Mexico and Arizona during year three, while Pathway #4 emphasizes leadership training workshops for Native Americans from over 50 tribal communities. Workshops will focus on the creation of research-based youth programs in native communities across the country, using a train-the-trainer model to disseminate the model. It is anticipated that this project will reach more than 60,000 youth and community members, in addition to over 450,000 individuals via the Archeology Pathways website.