NDLI: The Legacies of Indigenous History in Archaeological Thought

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Author	Kristensen, Todd J. Davis, Reade
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	This paper examines the dynamics of archaeological knowledge production in the presence and absence of living descendants of indigenous peoples. We utilize Canadian case studies from the Atlantic island of Newfoundland and the Pacific island archipelago of Haida Gwaii. Whereas the modern indigenous Haida play an active socio-political role on the Pacific Coast, the last known Newfoundland Beothuk died in 1829 ad. Anthropological knowledge and archaeological research of the Beothuk has since evolved in the absence of an indigenous voice. We review regional archaeological, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic literatures to demonstrate that archaeological epistemology is heavily influenced by the islands’ divergent histories, in particular, with regards to the power that indigenous people have asserted in the research process. Technological and economic approaches have dominated archaeology of the Beothuk and their ancestors while Haida self-governance, in combination with rich records of historic Haida practices, has fostered more socio-politically, religious-, and/or cognitive-oriented approaches to archaeological thought, practice, and heritage stewardship. Using Haida archaeology as a model, we offer more agency-based interpretations of Beothuk life. We conclude our analysis with a discussion of the broader implications of emic perspectives for pre-contact hunter–gatherer research and its influence on the societal context of heritage studies.
Starting Page	512
Ending Page	542
Page Count	31
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10725369
Journal	Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
Volume Number	22
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15737764
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-10-20
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Archaeological theory Indigenous Beothuk Haida North America Human Agency Archaeology Anthropology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Archeology Archeology (arts and humanities)

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