Indigenous archaeology and heritage in Pakistan: Supporting Kalash cultural preservation through education and awareness

Q1 Arts and Humanities

Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI:10.1080/20518196.2021.2008444

Sayed Gul Kalash

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ABSTRACT In this article I reflect on work I am engaged in to support heritage preservation within and along with the indigenous Kalash community in Pakistan, as an active member of that community and the head of the Chitral Museum. As a curator and archaeologist, my main aim has been to secure and protect the identity of the Kalasha people and our links to the archaeological past. I also work with the community to improve the recognition of both tangible and intangible heritage, particularly in the context of challenges posed by factors such as socio-economic, environmental, and political issues impacting the livelihood, health, and education of the Kalasha people. The key changes needed are improvements in education done in conjunction with improvements to livelihood and infrastructure – it is through working on all of these needs in concert that we will also be able to do heritage work, as these are all interrelated. Ultimately, I seek to preserve the archaeology of Chitral as well as greatly improve public awareness and education regarding Kalash history and culture – I want every Kalash child to be proud of being Kalash.

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巴基斯坦土著考古和遗产:通过教育和提高认识支持卡拉什文化保护

在这篇文章中，我反思了我所从事的工作，以支持巴基斯坦土著卡拉什社区的遗产保护，作为该社区的积极成员和吉德拉尔博物馆的负责人。作为一名策展人和考古学家，我的主要目标是确保和保护卡拉沙人的身份，以及我们与考古历史的联系。我还与社区合作，提高对物质和非物质遗产的认识，特别是在影响卡拉沙人生计、健康和教育的社会经济、环境和政治问题等因素构成挑战的背景下。需要的关键变化是在改善民生和基础设施的同时改善教育——只有通过协调所有这些需求，我们才能做遗产工作，因为这些都是相互关联的。最终，我寻求保护吉德拉尔的考古，并极大地提高公众对卡拉什历史和文化的认识和教育——我希望每个卡拉什的孩子都为自己是卡拉什人而自豪。

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Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)

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期刊介绍： Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage is a new journal intended for participants, volunteers, practitioners, and academics involved in the many projects and practices broadly defined as ‘community archaeology’. This is intended to include the excavation, management, stewardship or presentation of archaeological and heritage resources that include major elements of community participation, collaboration, or outreach. The journal recognises the growing interest in voluntary activism in archaeological research and interpretation, and seeks to create a platform for discussion about the efficacy and importance of such work as well as a showcase for the dissemination of community archaeology projects (which might offer models of best practice for others). By inviting papers relating to theory and practice from across the world, the journal seeks to demonstrate both the diversity of community archaeology and its commonalities in process and associated theory. We seek contributions from members of the voluntary sector as well as those involved in archaeological practice and academia.