What does being an archaeologist mean to Indigenous persons? How and why do some become archaeologists? What has led them down a path to what some in their communities have labeled a colonialist venture? What were are the challenges they have faced, and the motivations that have allowed them to succeed? How have they managed to balance traditional values and worldview with Western modes of inquiry? And how are their contributions broadening the scope of archaeology? Indigenous archaeologists have the often awkward role of trying to serves as spokespeople both for their home community and for the scientific community of archaeologists. This volume tells the stories—in their own words-- of 37 indigenous archaeologists from six continents, how they became archaeologists, and how their dual role affects their relationships with their community and their professional colleagues. Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress
Edited by:
George Nicholas
Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9781598744972
ISBN 10: 1598744976
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 15 April 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction; 1: Being and Becoming a South American Archaeologist; 2: The Challenges of a Ghanaian Archaeologist; 3: Understanding Archaeology from a Samoan Perspective; 4: Raise Your Head and Be Proud Ojibwekwe; 5: Searching for Identity through Archaeology; 6: Indigenous Journeys—Splinterville, Drenthe, Amherst; 7: Being a Yorta Yorta Heritage Man; 8: The Experience of a Mayan Student; 9: My Life as a Kaqchikel Mayan Tour Leader and Maya Researcher in Guatemala; 10: Who Am I and How Did I Get Here?; 11: Indigenous Archaeology and Being Indian in New England; 12: Written Voices Become History; 13: Archaeology in My Soul; 14: The Flying Alien—An Outsider Archaeologist; 15: Archaeological Reflections of a 68-Year-Old Bushman; 16: Take Only What You Need, and Leave the Rest; 17: Archaeology and Perceptions of the Past in Papua New Guinea; 18: Being an African Archaeologist in the United States; 19: The Journey of a L'nu Archaeologist in a Mi'kmaw Place; 20: Echoes from the Bones; 21: “An Encounter”; 22: The “Other” Accidental Archaeologist; 23: (Re)Searching for Ancestors through Archaeology; 24: Archaeological Battles and Triumphs; 25: Working for My Own; 26: Living Archaeology for the Ainu in Hokkaido; 27: Being an Inuvialuk Archaeologist and Educator from Tuktoyaktuk; 28: Nach'En or Transforming into a Squamish Nation Indigenous Archaeologist; 29: Haere Tika Tonu Atu—Keep Going Forward; 30: Indigenous Archaeology in Mexico; 31: Munk-?xwáp (íli?l Khapa Nayka Anqati Shawash Tillixamikta; 32: What Better Way to Give Back to Your People; 33: Being an Indigenous African Archaeologist; 34: Becoming One of “Them”…; 35: Becoming an Ngarrindjeri Archaeologist; 36: My Eclectic Career in Archaeology
George Nicholas is a professor of archaeology at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia
Reviews for Being and Becoming Indigenous Archaeologists
"""What an extraordinary volume! A decade ago, when I asked whether we needed a ""new and different"" archaeology, Indigenous archaeology barely was on the discipline's radar. There were but a few practitioners, most of them not Indigenous people. A sizable Indigenous cadre of Indigenous archaeologists has emerged since then, and many of their remarkable stories are in this book. The pathways these scholars have taken to become archaeologists are varied and fascinating, their achievements are remarkable, and their work broadens archaeology's perspectives in much needed, truly positive ways. George Nicholas, who probably has trained more Indigenous archaeologists than anyone else, was the right person to assemble and edit the volume. He introduces the biographies with sensitivity and compassion, providing a solid introduction to Indigenous archaeology(ies) along the way, and even better, he lets the authors' voices come through."" - Larry Zimmerman"
