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、遗产部门的地区专业人员以及地区阿拉斯加土著组织的代表聚集在一起，以建立一个支持网络，以确保阿拉斯加昆哈加克村新建立的文化中心和考古博物馆的成功和长期可持续性。其目标是为跨越学术/非学术界限的合作提供一个平台，并以平等的条件让不同的利益攸关方参与对话，以确定参与和接触考古材料和传统文化的新的和创造性的方式。自2009年Nunalleq考古项目开始以来，七个野外季节产生了从阿拉斯加发现的最大的考古收藏品之一，其中包含60,000多件文物。Yupik接触前材料的数量和质量都是史无前例的，是一种无价的文化和科学资源。随着AHRC创建的Ella项目的结束，Nunalleq项目进入了一个新的阶段，收藏品将归还昆哈加克土著后裔社区，在那里它将存放在一个专门建造的文化中心和考古储存库--Nunalleq文化和考古中心。藏品将由村庄社区管理，并由阿伯丁大学提供技术建议和培训。努纳莱克项目是一项充分整合的、以社区为基础的努力，有充分和真诚的参与和参与。考古材料的归还将使这项工作在夏季田野季节之后继续进行。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，因此必须在合作的动态中建立这些协议。考古收藏品对当地社区来说是一笔重要的文化资产，完全控制它提供了绝佳的机会。然而，它也伴随着相当大的挑战。努纳莱克中心的成功和可持续性一方面取决于研究人员和专业人员与土著社区和当地代表之间的持续合作。这需要双方的参与，在项目的正式资金结束后，这种参与取决于个人的承诺。这一网络活动将采取一系列高度集中的短期讲习班的形式，直接与将努纳莱克考古收藏品归还阿拉斯加州昆哈加克的土著尤普伊克社区有关。拟议的一系列研讨会是加强该项目现有联系的关键一步，并创建新的联系，包括来自文化部门的地区专业人员以及地区阿拉斯加土著组织。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，继续参与和支持村子和地区的尤皮克人的文化和教育生活，并确保它继续成为可供研究的资源。这样做的目的是，考古收藏品应该是一种可利用的、多方面的资源，可以在许多不同的层面上参与文化活动。讲习班的成果将是加强合作，以及关于如何为未来创造可持续的沟通、传播和参与方式的一套想法。这是为了保存和长期保护考古收藏品，也是为了促进考古材料成为与传统尤皮克文化接触和用于教育目的的资源，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.