Savage kin : indigenous informants and American anthropologists / Margaret M. Bruchac ; foreword by Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruchac, Margaret M., author.

Zobel, Melissa Tantaquidgeon, 1960- author of foreword.

Series:

Native peoples of the Americas (Tucson, Ariz.)

First peoples (2010)

Native peoples of the Americas

First peoples : new directions in indigenous studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropological ethics--History--20th century.

Anthropological ethics.

Indians of North America--Cross-cultural studies.

Indians of North America.

Cultural relations.

Anthropology--Research--North America.

Anthropology.

Indigenous peoples--Research.

Indigenous peoples.

Intercultural communication--North America.

Intercultural communication.

Anthropology--Research.

Cross-cultural studies.

History.

North America.

Physical Description:

xvii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2018.

Summary:

"Illuminating the complex relationships between tribal informants and twentieth-century anthropologists such as Boas, Parker, and Fenton, who came to their communities to collect stories and artifacts"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: a few thoughts on naming

1. Watching the collectors: dialogical and material encounters

2. Finding our dances: George Hunt and Franz Boas

3. Representing modernity: Beulah Tahamont and Arthur Parker

4. Collaborative kin: Bertha Parker and Mark Harrington

5. Resisting Red Power: Jesse Cornplanter and William Fenton

6. Indian stories: Gladys Tantaquidgeon and Frank Speck

Conclusion: restorative methodologies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-251) and index.

ISBN:

9780816537068

0816537062

OCLC:

1010543602