- Steven Dorland, Veronica King-Jamieson, Jonathan Ferrier, David Smith
As archaeologists are confronting the colonial legacy in which their discipline is grounded, there are growing developments in archaeology and material culture studies to democratize knowledge through greater inclusion in collaborative approaches. These approaches recognize and promote Indigenous voices, perspectives, and methodologies braided together with archaeological and material culture practices. Rather than focusing on research interests only and seeing Indigenous communities as subjects to be studied, anthropologists are partnering or engaging with communities to find mutually beneficial goals that further prioritize needs and interests of the community. In this session, speakers will present different applications, experiences, and reflections associated with their research in northeast North America, a region that brings its unique challenges and opportunities. This session focuses on collaborative archaeologies and material culture studies in professional, academic, and museum contexts. Past works of scholars and research institutions in this region have contributed significantly to establishing strong community relations. In this session, we continue these efforts through a dialogue on ways of doing, ways of being, and ways of knowing to work towards the decolonization of archaeological and material culture studies.