Can Indigenous Archaeology Really Teach Us How to Disagree Constructively?

In her article, Marte Spangen highlights several significant perspectives on participation, preparedness, conflict, and democracy.Particular emphasis is placed on Indigenous issues and on the necessity of drawing upon both archaeological and Indigenous expertise in the production of knowledge.Sharing this view, we wish to formulate our comment jointly, allowing the comment itself to serve as an example of co-creation and participation.Mattis Danielsen is a Smi based in Rros, Norway, with extensive experience of the Smi cultural landscape.Charina Knutson is a Swedish archaeologist and heritage professional whose primary workplace is the desk.Many archaeologists enjoy discussing participation -with other archaeologists.Projects and articles are often formulated about, but not necessarily with, the communities with whom collaboration is envisioned.Embedding ideas of participation is therefore an important task.Is the intended audience actually interested in taking part?On what terms?Who sets the agenda?Who formulates the research questions?Within Indigenous archaeology, the need for collaboration between Indigenous peoples and archaeologists has been recognised for decades,