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Degree

Master of Arts

Program

Anthropology

Supervisor

Dr. Neal Ferris

Abstract

Archaeological governance in Canada is a patchwork of provincial jurisdiction. Comparing past and present archaeological legislation, regulation and policy in British Columbia and Ontario, this thesis identifies temporal themes and patterns both common and distinct in the two provinces. Themes of process, performance and balance and the common transition from empirical archaeological values to conceptual valuations of heritage are discussed using a combination of literary review, archival research and interviews. Analysis of the past and present offers insight into the trajectory of heritage governance and the increasing role of descendant communities in managing their own heritage. The role of archaeologists in this new environment, particularly in Ontario, is still nascent however cross-jurisdictional comparison provides a degree of foresight.

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