<p>Recent calls to the discipline of archaeology in North America to be more inclusive and accountable through the lenses of decolonization, social justice, political action, and environmental justice are ongoing. The need to create tangible benefits and make lives better for Indigenous peoples while respecting Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination is critical. This directly ties to Western perceptions of Indigenous knowledge and the ongoing frustrations of Indigenous communities who have to constantly re-explain or make parallels of their own realities and understandings of the universe to Western concepts that even still are not respected as empirical and as truth. However, in reference to archaeologies of such concepts as protest and activism, is the archaeological toolkit limited in its capacity to truly bring about real-time change for Indigenous communities? What might an “Indigenous Activist Archaeology” look like? Do the terms activism, protest, and occupation effectively reach the core of on-the-ground Indigenous experiences and goals of Indigenous resistance and protection more than concepts of respect, responsibility, and heartfelt thinking? Such questions are crucial in the continued evolution of the discipline of archaeology to be more responsive to Indigenous wants, needs, and goals, particularly in the realms of contemporary issues such as open pit mining, extraction, and overall heritage preservation.</p>