Sonya Atalay

Sonya Atalay

Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department
Indiana University

Research key words: 
Indigenous archaeology, community-based participatory research methods

Biography: I am an archaeologist with active fieldwork in the Great Lakes region of the U.S. My research relates to Indigenous archaeology—particularly the use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) designs, applications of Indigenous forms of heritage management and stewardship, reburial and repatriation (including NAGPRA), and the ethics of community and public collaboration. I view Indigenous archaeology as being solidly grounded within a community-based research methodology, and my work in this area involves development of a collaborative community based program of research with Anishinaabek communities in the Great Lakes region of North America.