Working as Indigenous archaeologists : reckoning new paths between past and present lives / edited by George Nicholas and Joe Watkins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nicholas, George P., editor.

Watkins, Joe, 1951- editor.

Series:

Archaeology and indigenous peoples series.

Archaeology and Indigenous Peoples

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnoarchaeology.

Archaeologists--Biography.

Archaeologists.

Indigenous peoples--Ethnic identity.

Indigenous peoples.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxv, 642 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Reckoning New Paths Between Past and Present Lives.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.

Summary:

"Working as Indigenous Archaeologists explores the often-contentious relationship between Indigenous and other formerly colonized peoples and Archaeology through their own voices. Over the past 30-plus years, the once-novel field of Indigenous Archaeology has become a relatively familiar part of the archaeological landscape. It has been celebrated, criticized, and analyzed as to its practical and theoretical applications, and its political nature. No less important are the life stories of its Indigenous practitioners. What has brought some of them to become practicing archaeologists or heritage managers? What challenges have they faced from both inside and outside their communities? And why haven't more pursued archaeology as a vocation or avocation? This volume is a collection of 58 autobiographical chapters by Indigenous archaeologists and heritage specialists from around the world--some community based, some academic, some in other realms--who are working to connect past and present in meaningful, and especially personal ways. As Archaeology continues to evolve, there remain strong tensions between an objective, science-oriented, evidentiary reasoning approach to knowing the past, and a more subjective, relational approach informed by local values, traditional knowledge, and holistic perspective. While there are no maps for these new territories, hearing directly from those Indigenous individuals who have pursued archaeology reveals the pathways taken. Those stories will provide inspiration and confidence for those curious about what lies ahead. This is an important volume for anyone interested in the present state and future of the archaeological discipline"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Feminist Archaeologies from the Borders / Daniela Balanzátegui (Ecuadorian and Mestiza)

Seeking My Center Place : Migrations through Science and Tradition / Lyle Balenquah (Hopi)

Starting Archaeological Studies as a Mature Student in My 40s / Robyne Bancroft (Bundjalung/Gumbaingerr)

Indigenous Archaeology and My Responsibility to Archaeological Legacies / Kristen Barnett (Aleut/Unangax)

Decolonizing Maya Discourse of Identity as an Archaeologist / Adolfo Ivan Alpuche Batun (Yucatec Maya).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-04-004685-1

1-003-18385-9

OCLC:

1446422600