Indigenizing Archaeology

Putting Theory into Practice

Emily C. Van Alst, Carlton Shield Chief Gover (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

230 Seiten

2024
University Press of Florida (Verlag)
978-0-8130-6986-9 (ISBN)

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Highlights early-career Indigenous scholars conducting research in North America who are advancing the growing paradigm of archaeological study done with, by, and for members of Native-descendant communities.

This book highlights early-career Indigenous scholars conducting research in North America who are advancing the growing paradigm of archaeological study done with, by, and for members of Native-descendant communities. Expanding on the foundational works of scholars from previous generations, this volume includes examples of Indigenous methodologies and illustrates different approaches for applying theory in various research scenarios.

The contributors weave together western scientific research methods and Indigenous knowledge, ontologies, and epistemologies, demonstrating how this combination can lead to fuller interpretations of the archaeological record. Case studies describe new, culturally specific ways of establishing working relationships with descendant communities and stakeholders. The volume argues that there are many ways a collaborative method can be implemented and that Indigenous people should be involved not just as consultants but as participants and stewards of their own cultural heritage. Indigenizing Archaeology demonstrates that this approach is more than a subfield; it is the path forward for the discipline.

Contributors: Emily C. Van Alst | Carlton Shield Chief Gover | Ash Boydston-Schmidt | Honey Constant-Inglis | Patrick Cruz | Lydia Curliss | Zoë Antoinette Eddy | Nicholas C. Laluk | Kay Kakendasot Mattena | S. Margaret Spivey-Faulkner | Ashleigh BigWolf Thompson | Joe Watkins

Emily C. Van Alst (Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians) is assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at Washington State University. Carlton Shield Chief Gover (Skiri-Pawnee) is assistant professor of anthropology at Indiana University and curator of public archaeology at the Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

CONTENTS
List of Figures vii List of Tables ix Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Indigenizing Archaeology: Putting Theory into Practice xix
Emily C. Van Alst and Carlton Shield Chief Gover
Part I. Recontextualizing Archives of Knowledge
1. Story of Your/My/Our Skull: The Museum as a Haunted and Haunting Space 3
Zoë Antoinette Eddy
2. Biidoban in the Museum 22
Kay Kakendasotkwe Mattena
3. Rubber Yardsticks: Emic Methods in Indigenous Archaeology 33
S. Margaret Spivey-Faulkner
4. Archives in Conversation with Indigenous Archaeology: Creating Sustainable Partnerships in Work and Practice 50
Lydia Curliss
Part II. Reclaiming Cultural Heritage
5. A Journey of Growth and Personal Observations from an Indigenous Archaeologist 65
Patrick Cruz
6. Place as Indigenized Archaeological Knowledge 82
Nicholas C. Laluk
7. Living Our Relationships in the NAGPRA Process 96
Ash Boydston-Schmidt
8. Truth and Reconciliation in Archaeology 109
Honey Constant-Inglis
Part III. Retelling Indigenous Stories
9. Indigenizing Rock Art Research: Indigenous Archaeological Methods to (Re)Contextualize and (Re)Claim Rock Art Sites 125
Emily C. Van Alst
10. Storywork as Method and Theory in Indigenous Archaeology 139
Ashleigh BigWolf Thompson
11. Histories within Radiocarbon 155
Carlton Shield Chief Gover
Afterword: Archaeology as a Manifestation of Sovereignty, Self- Determination, and Activism 173
Joe Watkins
List of Contributors 187 Index 189

Erscheinungsdatum	29.02.2024
Zusatzinfo	8 b/w illustrations, 5 tables
Verlagsort	Florida
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	272 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
ISBN-10	0-8130-6986-6 / 0813069866
ISBN-13	978-0-8130-6986-9 / 9780813069869
Zustand	Neuware