This thesis provides an analysis of aboriginal involvement in archaeological resource
management in British Columbia and explores the potential of co-operative arrangements for the
development of a more inclusive management regime. The objectives of the thesis are (i) to
investigate the role of First Nations in the development of archaeology and archaeological
resource management, (ii) to compare aboriginal community-based heritage management
initiatives in B.C. with those operating within the Yukon and Northwest Territories and the U.S.,
(iii) to develop an aboriginal involvement framework to analyze aboriginal participation in
archaeological resource management in B.C., and (iv) to assess the opportunities and constraints
to increased aboriginal involvement in archaeological resource management in B.C.
Preliminary chapters outline the historical, legislative, and theoretical contexts for this
study. Relevant literature is reviewed to provide a discussion of the development of archaeology
and its effects on aboriginal people. The creation of a management ethic for archaeology is
presented together with the nature of aboriginal participation in the management process.
Secondly, literature pertaining to aboriginal involvement in resource management is surveyed to
provide a context for analyzing aboriginal participation in archaeological resource management.
From this review an aboriginal involvement framework is developed. Based on the
themes discussed in preceding chapters and the proposed framework, six key concepts of
aboriginal involvement in archaeological resource management are identified to provide
structure for an analysis of aboriginal involvement in archaeological resource management in
B.C. Next, in case study format, the Sto:lo Nation's approach to heritage management is
analyzed using the key concepts distilled from the framework. The Sto:lo Nation's experience
with managing archaeology is followed by a discussion of the provincial approach to
archaeological resource management. The contrasting nature of both the Sto:lo Nation's and the
Province's approaches to archaeological resource management is discussed and the difficulties
inherent in developing a more inclusive management regime are highlighted.
Finally, a set of opportunities and constraints to the development of a co-operative
approach to archaeological resource management is outlined. This set is derived both from the
events and literature discussed in the previous chapters as well as the results of the case study
investigation. A pilot project for the co-operative management of archaeological resources is
suggested and the benefits of such an approach are discussed. The thesis closes with the
presentation of conditions to facilitate the development of co-operative management of
archaeological resources in B.C.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/9277 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | De Paoli, Maria Luisa |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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