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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809830203321

Titolo

Bridging the divide : indigenous communities and archaeology into the 21st century / / editors, Caroline Phillips, Harry Allen, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Walnut Creek, Calif., : Left Coast Press, c2010

ISBN

1-315-43271-4

1-315-43272-2

1-315-43273-0

1-59874-699-5

1-59874-701-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Collana

One world archaeology series ; ; 60

Altri autori (Persone)

PhillipsCaroline

AllenHarry <1944->

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Archaeology - Social aspects

Archaeology - Political aspects

Ethnoarchaeology

Cultural property - Protection

Indigenous peoples - Social conditions

Indigenous peoples - Politics and government

Intercultural communication

Archaeologists

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers from the 2nd Indigenous WAC Inter-Congress, held Nov. 8-12, 2005, at Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland in Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Maintaining the dialogue : archaeology, cultural heritage and indigenous communities / Harry Allen and Caroline Phillips -- 2. "Wake up! Repatriation is not the only indigenous issue in archaeology!" / Joe Watkins -- 3. Agency and archaeological material culture : willing a suspension of disbelief? / Bridget Mosley -- 4. Part of the conversation : archaeology and locality / Alejandro Haber. [et al.] -- 5. Taino as a romantic term : notes on the representation of the indigenous in Puerto Rican archaeology and ethnohistory / Gabriel de la Luz-Rodriguez -- 6.



Defining cultural heritage at Gummingurru, Queensland, Australia / Anne Ross -- 7. Working together? Maori and archaeologists in Aotearoa/New Zealand today / Caroline Phillips -- 8. The crisis in 21st century archaeological heritage management / Harry Allen -- 9. The indigenous peoples' views of archaeology in Solomon Islands / Lawrence A. Foana'ota -- 10. Archaeology and indigeneity in Aotearoa/New Zealand : why do Maori not engage with archaeology? / Margaret Rika-Heke -- 11. Indigenous archaeology : a Moriori case study / Maui Solomon and Susan Forbes -- 12. Seeking the end of indigenous archaeology / George P. Nicholas.

Sommario/riassunto

The collected essays in this volume address contemporary issues regarding the relationship between Indigenous groups and archaeologists, including the challenges of dialogue, colonialism, the difficulties of working within legislative and institutional frameworks, and NAGPRA and similar legislation. The disciplines of archaeology and cultural heritage management are international in scope and many countries continue to experience the impact of colonialism. In response to these common experiences, both archaeology and indigenous political movements involve international networks through which i