This article discusses the development of a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project in the historic resort town of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. It builds on critical theoretical agendas in community-based archaeologies by asking how Black feminist theory-informed CBPR could help archaeologists create meaningful, equitable, and theoretically grounded relationships with local communities. Through rigorous archaeological investigations, CBPR methodologies can empower communities to use the past to effect social change on their terms. By collaborating with communities to strengthen and expand existing heritage programs, archaeologists can share their skills, knowledges, and critical points of view while actively minimizing power imbalances and increasing accountability.

本文讨论了马萨诸塞州历史悠久的度假小镇奥克布拉夫斯（Oak Bluffs）基于社区的参与性研究（CBPR）项目的开发。通过询问黑人女性主义理论为基础的CBPR如何帮助考古学家与当地社区建立有意义的，公平的和有理论基础的关系，它以社区考古学中的重要理论议程为基础。通过严格的考古调查，CBPR方法可以使社区有能力利用过去来实现其自身的社会变革。通过与社区合作以加强和扩展现有的遗产计划，考古学家可以分享他们的技能，知识和关键观点，同时积极地减少权力不平衡并增加责任感。