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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Hello all-- </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">This is a request for your input on a Society for American Archaeology draft statement related to relationships between professional archaeologists and collectors. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Last February, I joined a Task Force created by the SAA--- to come up with an official statement that would promote broader interaction between professionals and artifact collectors.
<u>I'm writing you now to see if you would take a few minutes--or longer-- to ponder the draft statement
</u>and see what areas could be improved/altered. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt">Here's a bit more background: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">In November 2015, the SAA Executive Board drafted Motion 136-54.5, creating a task force (TF) to “define appropriate relationships among professional archaeologists,
avocational archaeologists, and responsible artifact collectors in light of the SAA Principles of Archaeological Ethics and legal statutes,” <i>producing a statement for dissemination to SAA members and other archaeological stakeholders</i>. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The SAA Board asked Dr. Bonnie Pitblado (University of Oklahoma) to chair the TF, and Pitblado in turn asked Dr. Michael Shott (University of Akron, OH) to help
spearhead the effort. Pitblado and Shott assembled a 13-member TF representing 3 continents, all archaeological sectors, and the avocational and collecting communities. In addition to Pitblado and Shott, TF members include Scott Brosowske (TX), Virginia
Butler (OR), Jim Cox (OK), Chris Espenshade (PA), Angela Neller (WA), Giovanna Peebles (VT), Peter Pilles (AZ), Richard Shipley (UT), Guadalupe Sanchez Miranda (Sonora, Mexico), Rafael Suárez (Uruguay), and Suzie Thomas (Finland). </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">After eight months of discussion, the TF has developed a draft statement per SAA’s Motion. SEE ATTACHED. The statement represents the consensus view of TF members.
However, the TF wishes to gain additional feedback from as many archaeological stakeholders as possible prior to finalizing the statement for submission to SAA for Board approval and formal dissemination.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">So, I'm writing you as a member of the task force, for any input you would be willing to share about your overall thoughts/impressions of this document. If you
have lots to say, please do not hesitate to write as much as you like—and know that the TF will read every word. If you just want to register something like “looks good,” that too will help the TF gauge if we have or have not struck a balance that works for
most stakeholders. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The Task Force leader --Bonnie Pitblado-- would like all the responses very soon-- <b><i>by August 26, 2016</i>-</b>-but if you can't make this deadline, please
send along your thoughts at any time. This is an evolving conversation-and any input we get will be part of this process. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">If you can think of others to send it to, please forward it to them. Just request that they return their responses to Bonnie Pitblado at
<a href="mailto:bonnie.pitblado@ou.edu">bonnie.pitblado@ou.edu</a> . </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">With the best of regards and many thanks for your time and consideration, Virginia</span> <span style="color:#888888"><br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">-- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Virginia L. Butler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Department of Anthropology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Portland State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Portland, OR 97207<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888"><a href="tel:503.725.3303" target="_blank">503.725.3303</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888"><a href="mailto:virginia@pdx.edu" target="_blank">virginia@pdx.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888"><a href="http://www.pdx.edu/anthropology/" target="_blank">http://www.pdx.edu/anthropology/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888"><a href="http://web.pdx.edu/~virginia/" target="_blank">http://web.pdx.edu/~virginia/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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