[OR_Archaeology] Fwd: Indigenous Archaeologies: A Reader on Decolonization

[Susan White]

A book I thought might be of interest...

>>> "Caryn M. Berg" <bergcm at Q.COM> 8/1/2010 10:30 PM >>>
An ideal textbook or reference…

For your courses or your personal library

 

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Indigenous Archaeologies: A Reader on Decolonization

Edited by Margaret Bruchac, Siobhan Hart, and H Martin Wobst 

August 2010, 400 pages, $34.95 Paper 

 

Indigenous peoples the world over--Australian Aboriginals, Native
Americans,
Canadian First Nations, Pacific Islanders, and many others--have a
vested
interest in the material remains of the past and in the intellectual
construction and mapping of their cultures, identities, and
territorial
relations based on those remains. Over the last few decades, the
world’s
Indigenous populations have become increasingly engaged in the theory
and
practice of archaeology, and increasingly vocal about issues of
sovereignty
and cultural patrimony, as part of a concerted effort to gain control
over
archaeological and political uses of their past. Archaeologists, in
turn,
have become increasingly aware that their practice must concern itself
with
more than just past things, since past things are integral to
Indigenous
ancestral relations and are meaningful to Indigenous peoples today.

            ~From the Preface

 

Relationships with indigenous peoples has become a key issue in the
practice
of archaeology worldwide. Collaborative projects or projects directed
and
conducted by indigenous peoples themselves have become a standard
feature of
the archaeological landscape, community concerns are routinely
addressed,
oral histories incorporated into research. This reader of original and
reprinted articles – many by indigenous authors – is designed to
display the
array of writings around this subject from around the globe, many
difficult
to access in standard academic settings. Cases range from Australia to
Arctic Russia, from Africa to North America. Editorial introductions to
each
piece serve to contextualize these works in the intersection of
archaeology
and indigenous studies. This is ideal course text in both subjects, as
well
as a valuable reference volume.

 

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