Where the Wind Blows Us - Practicing Critical Community Archaeology in the Canadian North

Informationen zum Autor Natasha Lyons is a paleoethnobotanist and independent heritage practitioner who lives in British Columbia! Canada. She is a founding partner of Ursus Heritage Consulting! which provides heritage and archaeological consulting services throughout Western Canada and the Arctic. Klappentext Unites critical practice with a community-based approach to archaeology. Author Natasha Lyons describes an inclusive archaeology that rests on a flexible approach to research design and demonstrates a responsible, ethical practice. She traces the rise and application of community archaeologies, develops a set of methods for community practice, and maps out a "localised critical theory” that is suited to the needs of local and descendant communities. Zusammenfassung "This volume unites critical practice with a community-based approach to archaeology and presents an extended case study with the Inuvialuit community of the Canadian Western Arctic! using a multivocal approach that integrates archaeology! ethnography! oral history! and community interviews! and actively working to hear Inuvialuit voices speak about their rich and textured history"--Provided by publisher.

Product details

• Authors: Natasha Lyons
• Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.08.2013
• EAN: 9780816529933
• ISBN: 978-0-8165-2993-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Archaeology of Colonialism in; The Archaeology of Colonialism in Native North America; Archaeology of Indigenous-Colo; The Archaeology of Colonialism in Native North America
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous