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Working as Indigenous Archaeologists: Reckoning New Paths Between Past and Present Lives

Working as Indigenous Archaeologists: Reckoning New Paths Between Past and Present Lives

Nicholas, George
Watkins, Joe

Hardcover

Series: Archaeology and Indigenous Peoples

Biographies GeneralArchaeologyIndigenous Studies

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ISBN10: 1032025379
ISBN13: 9781032025377
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Sep 30 2024
Pages: 678
Language: English

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 35-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 60 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-based approach to knowing the past and a more subjective, relational, humanistic 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.

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