RESEARCH DESIGN AND INDIGENOUS COLLABORATION IN CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Cultural Resource Management accounts for a significant portion of archaeological work done in the United States. A lot of this work is done following guidelines and regulations set out in Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Although Section 106 requires federal and state agencies to consult with Tribal Nations, often this consultation does not foster a sense of true collaboration and members of Tribal Nations are left out of the research of their own cultural resources. By collaborating with Tribal Nations, archaeologists can open doors to new research topics and make their data more useful to archaeologists, members of Tribal Nations, and the public.