ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on just two trajectories: one addressing the process of archaeology and the other its products. Certainly much of author own work in the last 25 years has been aimed at redressing the legacy of colonialism by promoting an Indigenous archaeology, which seeks to expand archaeological practice and theory. Although it closed in 2010, the program has left a lasting legacy in Secwepemc territory and has contributed to the greater involvement of indigenous involvement in archaeological practice throughout British Columbia. Archaeology represents the intersection of different value systems, including those in which tangible and intangible heritage are indivisible and the nexus of different needs relating to heritageone's own or someone else's. This means ensuring that heritage research is done in fair and equitable ways, and that indigenous peoples are the primary beneficiaries of their heritage. It is especially so for initiatives that targets the power imbalance that exists within archaeology and heritage-related realms.
