The archaeology of UVic campus lands: Development & cultural heritage management
| dc.contributor.author | Kobrč, Jonáš | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-15T23:49:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-06-15T23:49:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Since the recognition of archaeology as a formal discipline in British Columbia, the management and protection of Indigenous archaeological and cultural heritage have been a central aspect of any associated practice, whether academic or professional (in the form of cultural resource management, i.e., CRM). Despite this focus, and BC’s reputation as a leader in heritage legislation, the regulatory system established by the province has been characterized by repeated structural and ethical failures. The system in place has not only failed to recognize Indigenous peoples as stakeholders in their own traditions and culture, and has fallen short in protecting important village and ancestral sites, but in general, an inability to adhere to Indigenous laws, systems of values and international agreements (e.g. UNDRIP). This thesis examines the destruction of archaeological site DcRt-32 within the broader socio-political landscapes of archaeological practice and heritage management throughout BC’s history. Examining the history of this site through ethnographic accounts provided by UVic Anthropology Department faculty members, archival research, critical analysis of heritage legislation and scholarly literature, this study aims to reconstruct the circumstances surrounding DcRt-32’s destruction in 1964. By contextualizing these events through the lenses of heritage management, BC’s evolving systems of archaeological legislation, and a decolonial approach to archaeological practice centered on recognition of Indigenous cultural landscapes and governance, this research posits that the loss of this site was not isolated event, but rather the predictable outcome of a regulatory system built by colonial forces that have long marginalized Indigenous archaeological heritage in the province. | |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Undergraduate | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/23985 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | archaeology | |
| dc.subject | Indigenous heritage management | |
| dc.subject | archival documentation | |
| dc.subject | institutional memory | |
| dc.subject | Heritage Conservation Act | |
| dc.subject.department | Department of Anthropology | |
| dc.title | The archaeology of UVic campus lands: Development & cultural heritage management | |
| dc.type | Honours thesis |