Indigenous archaeologies : decolonising theory and practice / edited by Claire Smith and H. Martin Wobst.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Theoretical foundations -- Poem : Archaeology camp / Heather Harris -- 1. Decolonizing archaeological theory and practice / Claire Smith and H. Martin Wobst -- 2. Power to the (indigenous) past and present or : the theory and method behind archaeological theory and method / H. Martin Wobst -- 3. Indigenous worldviews and ways of knowing as theoretical and methodological foundations for archaeological research / Heather Harris -- Poem : Late for work / Kerry Reed-Gilbert -- 4. Developing an Aboriginal archaeology : receiving gifts from White Buffalo Calf Woman / Tara Million -- 5. Earthshapers and placemakers : Algonkian Indian stories and the landscape / Margaret M. Bruchac -- 6. The persistence of memory; the politics of desire : archaeological impacts on Aboriginal peoples and their response / George P. Nicholas -- Pt. II. Reclaiming the past -- Poem : Keepers of the indigenous past / Heather Harris -- 7. 'You write it down and bring it back . . . that's what we want' - revisiting the 1948 removal of human remains from Kunbarlanja (Oenpelli), Australia / Sally K. May, Donald Gumurdul, Jacob Manakgu, Gabriel Maralngurra and Wilfred Nawirridj -- Poem : The saga of the ancient one / Joe Watkins -- 8. Letters from the field : reflections on the nineteenth-century archaeology of Harlan I. Smith in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada / Catherine C. Carlson -- Poem : The ancient one / Heather Harris -- 9. Reclaiming the ancient one : addressing the conflicts between American Indians and archaeologists over protection of cultural places / Darby C. Stapp and Julia G. Longenecker -- Statement : bringing back the spirit; bringing back the truth / Jeff Van Pelt -- Poem : Keeper of the bones / Heather Harris -- 10. The politics of American archaeology : cultural resources, cultural affiliation and Kennewick / Joe Watkins -- Pt. III. Indigenous voice and identity -- Poem : No blacks / Kerry Reed-Gilbert -- 11. Silencing and sharing southern African indigenous and embedded knowledge / Sven Ouzman -- 12. Aboriginal ecoturism and archaeology in coastal NSW, Australia Yarrawarra place stories project / Wendy Beck, Dee Murphy, Cheryl Perkins, Tony Perkins, Anita Smith and Margaret Somerville -- Poem : Appropriating self / Heather Harris -- 13. Kungun Ngarrindjeri Yunnan : archaeology, colonialism and re-claiming the future / Steve Hemming and Tom Trevorrow -- 14. Coming back to country : a conversation at Firewood Creek / Peter Birt and Vincent Copley -- Poem : Nobody's ever walked here before / Heather Harris -- 15. Not just black and white : African Americans reclaiming the indigenous past / Ruth Mathis and Terry Weik -- Pt. IV. The ethics of archaeological practice -- 16. First, be humble : working with indigenous people and other descendant communities / Larry J. Zimmerman -- Poem : Lajamanu morning / David Kirkby -- 17. We just have to show you : research ethics blekbalawei / Phyllis Wijnjorroc, Peter Manabaru, Nell Brown and Andrew Warner -- 18. Living and learning on Aboriginal lands : decolonizing archaeology in practice / Gary Jackson and Claire Smith -- Poem : After rain / David Kirkby -- 19. Looking forward - looking back : shaping a shared future / Ken Isaacson and Stephanie Ford -- Poem : Black glass / Heather Harris -- 20. Towards an indigenous research charter / Daryle Rigney and Gus Worby -- 21. The next step : an archaeology for social justice / Claire Smith and H. Martin Wobst.

"This is the first book on Indigenous archaeology that has more Indigenous than non-Indigenous authors. With case studies from North America to Australia, and covering topics from archaeological ethics to the repatriation of human remains, this book documents the development of a new form of archaeology, one that is informed by Indigenous values and agendas. This Indigenous archaeology moves beyond research about Indigenous peoples to focus on research that is conducted with, and for, Indigenous peoples. This involves fundamental changes in archaeological theory and practice, as well as substantive changes in the power relations between archaeologists and Indigenous peoples."--BOOK JACKET.

Machine converted from AACR2 source record.