In Collaboration in Archaeological Practice, prominent archaeologists reflect on their experiences collaborating with descendant communities (peoples whose ancestors are the subject of archaeological research). They offer philosophical and practical advice on how to improve the practice of archaeology by actively involving native peoples and other interested groups in research.

Collaboration in Archaeological Practice: Engaging Descendant Communities (Archaeology in Society)

Politics & Social Sciences

Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh

T.J. Ferguson

Anthropology

AltaMira Press

In Collaboration in Archaeological Practice, prominent archaeologists reflect on their experiences collaborating with descendant communities (peoples whose ancestors are the subject of archaeological research).

To an extent much greater than many other tribes and ethnic cultures, the Zunis have maintained their tribal traditions. This book, designed for the general reader, offers an excellent summary of Zuni tribal history, ethnology, archaelogy, and contemporary development.Based on a decade of research, A Zuni Atlas examines forty-four topics, each with a pertinent map and accompanying narrative.Although the authors are not Zunis, the substantive new archaelogical, historical, and ethnohistorical material in this book has been approved by Zuni political and religious leaders.

A Zuni atlas (The Civilization of the American Indian series)

University of Oklahoma Press

History Is in the Land: Multivocal Tribal Traditions in Arizona's San Pedro Valley

Arizona’s San Pedro Valley is a natural corridor through which generations of native peoples have traveled for more than 12,000 years, and today many tribes consider it to be part of their ancestral homeland. This book explores the multiple cultural meanings, historical interpretations, and cosmological values of this extraordinary region by combining archaeological and historical sources with the ethnographic perspectives of four contemporary tribes: Tohono O’odham, Hopi, Zuni, and San Carlos Apache. Previous research in the San Pedro Valley has focused on scientific archaeology and documentary history, with a conspicuous absence of indigenous voices, yet Native Americans maintain oral traditions that provide an anthropological context for interpreting the history and archaeology of the valley. The San Pedro Ethnohistory Project was designed to redress this situation by visiting archaeological sites, studying museum collections, and interviewing tribal members to collect traditional histories. The information it gathered is arrayed in this book along with archaeological and documentary data to interpret the histories of Native American occupation of the San Pedro Valley. This work provides an example of the kind of interdisciplinary and politically conscious work made possible when Native Americans and archaeologists collaborate to study the past. As a methodological case study, it clearly articulates how scholars can work with Native American stakeholders to move beyond confrontations over who “owns” the past, yielding a more nuanced, multilayered, and relevant archaeology.

History

Americas

University of Arizona Press

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Collaboration in Archaeological Practice: Engaging Descendant Communities (Archaeology in Society)

Collaboration in Archaeological Practice: Engaging Descendant Communities (Archaeology in Society)

A Zuni atlas (The Civilization of the American Indian series)

History Is in the Land: Multivocal Tribal Traditions in Arizona's San Pedro Valley