The lack of diversity in the archaeological community is worsened by the sense of exclusivity created at the meeting of archaeological practice and descendant communities. The authors’ work, carried out in partnership with Indo-Hispano/a communities in New Mexico, attempts to counteract this steep gradient of inclusion through the incorporation, professionalization, and leadership of our research collaborators. Our work confronts historical paradigms denying the significance of late colonial and Mexican period community-making in the Southwest, bringing to light the problematic nature of prior historical silences for their propagation of essentialist notions of indigeneity. The dehistoricization of the Indo-Hispano/a political, social, and economic present can be combated by archaeologies that emphasize community priorities for the direction of research. Central to such commitments is an archaeological praxis which not only fully recognizes the political nature of the work, but translates that potential through a cooperative program of action and inclusion.

中文翻译：

---

尊重和体现社区负责考古学的使命：来自印度-西班牙/西南地区的观点

在考古实践和后代社区的会议上产生的排他性感加剧了考古社区缺乏多样性。作者的工作是与新墨西哥州的 Indo-Hispano/a 社区合作进行的，试图通过我们研究合作者的合并、专业化和领导来抵消这种陡峭的包容性梯度。我们的工作面临着历史范式，这些范式否认了西南部晚期殖民和墨西哥时期社区建设的重要性，揭示了先前历史沉默的问题本质，因为他们传播了本质主义的土著观念。印度-西班牙裔的去历史化/政治、社会、和经济现状可以通过强调社区优先研究方向的考古学来对抗。这种承诺的核心是考古实践，它不仅充分认识到工作的政治性质，而且通过合作行动计划和包容性转化了这种潜力。