ANTH3465 — Archaeology and Native Peoples
Consideration of examples of archaeological investigations which take Native peoples and cultures as their objective focus; the foundations of a scientific epistemology and philosophy underwriting that focus; the reaction and resistance of Native communities to this kind of archaeology and the epistemological differences informing their positions; and examples of how archaeology might integrate both Native and scientific epistemological stances for a more ethically equitable approach to the past. The goal is to introduce students to scholarly and literary resources that bring opposing viewpoints into conversation with one another.