A companion to the anthropology of American Indians

Author(s)

• Biolsi, Thomas

Bibliographic Information

A companion to the anthropology of American Indians

edited by Thomas Biolsi

（Blackwell companions to anthropology, 3）

Blackwell, 2008

• : pbk

Note

Originally published as hardcover: 2004

Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "A companion to the anthropology of American Indians contains 27 original contributions by leading scholars who work actively as researchers in American Indian communities, or on the topic of American Indians. The book summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples, as well as the history that got us to this point"--P. [4] of cover

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This Companion is comprised of 27 original contributions by leading scholars in the field and summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples, as well as the history that got us to this point. Surveys the full range of American Indian anthropology: from ecological and political-economic questions to topics concerning religion, language, and expressive culture Each chapter provides definitive coverage of its topic, as well as situating ethnographic and ethnohistorical data into larger frameworks Explores anthropology's contribution to knowledge, its historic and ongoing complicities with colonialism, and its political and ethical obligations toward the people 'studied'

Table of Contents

Synopsis of Contents x Notes on Contributors xviii Introduction: What is the ''Anthropology'' of ''American Indians''? 1 Thomas Biolsi Part I: Environments and Populations 5 1 Political and Historical Ecologies 7 Kenneth M. Ames 2 Historical Demography 24 Russell Thornton Part II: Political, Social, and Economic Organization 49 3 Women and Men 51 Martha C. Knack 4 Politics 69 Loretta Fowler 5 Tribal or Native Law 95 Bruce Granville Miller 6 Culture and Reservation Economies 112 Kathleen Pickering Part III: Knowledge and Expressive Culture 131 7 Knowledge Systems 133 Eugene S. Hunn 8 Oral Traditions 154 Rodney Frey 9 Religion 171 Raymond Bucko 10 Music 196 Luke Eric Lassiter 11 Art 212 Rebecca J. Dobkins Part IV: Colonialism, Native Sovereignty, Law, and Policy 229 12 Political and Legal Status (''Lower 48'' States) 231 Thomas Biolsi 13 Political and Legal Status of Alaska Natives 248 Caroline L. Brown 14 Federal Indian Policy and Anthropology 268 George Pierre Castile 15 Contemporary Globalization and Tribal Sovereignty 284 Randel D. Hanson 16 Treaty Rights 304 Larry Nesper 17 Education 321 Alice Littlefield Part V: Cultural Politics and the Colonial Situation 339 18 Representational Practices 341 Pauline Turner Strong 19 The Politics of Native Culture 360 Kirk Dombrowski 20 Cultural Appropriation 383 Tressa Berman 21 Community Healing and Cultural Citizenship 398 Renya K. Ramirez 22 Native Hawaiians 412 Cari Costanzo Kapur Part VI: Anthropological Method and Postcolonial Practice 433 23 Ethnography 435 Peter Whiteley 24 Beyond ''Applied'' Anthropology 472 Les W. Field 25 Language 490 James Collins 26 Visual Anthropology 506 Harald E. L. Prins 27 Archaeology 526 Larry J. Zimmerman Index 542

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Details

• NCID: BB08756599
• ISBN:
  • 9781405182881
• LCCN: 2004006543
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Malden, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xxiii, 567 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : E76.6
  • DC22 : 970.004/97
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Indians of North America -- Study and teaching
  • LCSH : Anthropology -- Research -- North America
  • LCSH : Indians of North America -- History
  • LCSH : Indians of North America -- Research
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA65226691