At A Crossroads: Archaeology and First Peoples in Canada

Authors

George P. Nicholas, Secwepemc Education Institute, Simon Fraser University; Thomas D. Andrews, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre; Bruce G. Trigger, Department of Anthropology, McGill University; Helen Kristmanson; Kimberley L. Lawson, Archaeology Branch, British Columbia Government; E. Leigh Syms, Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature; Margaret Hanna, Aboriginal History Unit, Royal Saskatchewan Museum; David Denton, Cree Regional Authority; Ingrid D. Kritsch, Research Office, Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute; Alestine M. Andre, Head Office, Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute; Sheila C. Greer, Canadian Circumpolar Institute, University of Alberta; Thomas D. Andrews, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre; John B. Zoe, Dogrib Treaty 11 Council; Christopher C. Hanks, BHP Diamonds, Inc.; Heather Harris, First Nations Studies Department, University of Northern British Columbia; Lyle Henderson, Federal Archaeology Office, National Historic Sites Directorate, Parks Canada; Barbara Winter, Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Simon Fraser University; Diana Henry, Saanich Native Heritage Society; Robert McGhee, Archaeological Survey of Canada, Canadian Museum of Civilization; Charles Arnold, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre; Elisa J. Hart, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre; Margaret M. Bertulli, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre; Deborah Kigjugalik Webster, Northern and New Parks Archaeology, Department of Canadian Heritage; John Bennett, John R. Bennett Consulting; Eldon Yellowhorn, Department of Anthropology, McGill University; Michael Asch, Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta; Ethel Blondin-Andrew

Keywords:

Archaeology, Canada, First Nations, Indigenous archaeology, Traditional knowledge, Native reserves, Repatriation, Oral histories, Archaeological interpretation, Conservation archaeology

Synopsis

The 20 papers in this volume were written by both Native and Non-Native authors, and provide both substance and food-for-thought concerning the complex interactions between archaeologists and contemporary indigenous peoples of Canada in regard to working together, interpretation of the past, ownership of the past, and the relationships between traditional knowledge and archaeological fact.

Chapters

  • Frontmatter
    PDF
  • Complete Book
    PDF
  • Table of Contents
    PDF
  • Foreword
    Bruce G. Trigger
    PDF
  • Preface
    PDF
  • 1. Indigenous Archaeology in the Post-Modern World
    George P. Nicholas, Thomas D. Andrews
    PDF
  • 2. The Micmac and New Brunswick Archaeology
    Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Experiences
    Helen Kristmanson
    PDF
  • 3. Cultural Interpretation in Times of Change
    Kimberley L. Lawson
    PDF
  • 4. Increasing Awareness and Involvement of Aboriginal People in Heritage Preservation
    Recent Developments at the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
    E. Leigh Syms
    PDF
  • 5. "We Can Go a Long Way Together Hand-in-Hand"
    Margaret Hanna
    PDF
  • 6. Education and Empowerment
    Archaeology With, For, and By the Shuswap Nation
    George P. Nicholas
    PDF
  • 7. Frenchman's Island and the Nataawaau Bones
    Archaeology and Cree Tales of Culture Contact
    David Denton
    PDF
  • 8. Gwich'in Traditional Knowledge and Heritage Studies in the Gwich'in Settlement Area
    Ingrid D. Kritsch, Alestine M. Andre
    PDF
  • 9. Traditional Knowledge in Site Recognition and Definition
    Sheila C. Greer
    PDF
  • 10. The Idaà Trail
    Archaeology and the Dogrib Cultural Landscape, Northwest Territories
    Thomas D. Andrews, John B. Zoe
    PDF
  • 11. Ancient Knowledge of Ancient Sites
    Tracing Dene Identity from the Late Pleistocene and Halocene
    Christopher C. Hanks
    PDF
  • 12. Remembering 10,000 Years of History
    The Origins and Migrations of the Gitksan
    Heather Harris
    PDF
  • 13. The Arviaq and Qikiqtaarjuk Oral History Project
    Lyle Henderson
    PDF
  • 14. The Sddlnewhala Bowl
    Cooperation or Compromise?
    Barbara Winter, Diana Henry
    PDF
  • 15. Archaeological Native Internships at the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
    E. Leigh Syms
    PDF
  • 16. Presenting Indigenous History
    The First Peoples Hall at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
    Robert McGhee
    PDF
  • 17. Native Claims and the Future of Archaeological Research in the Northwest Territories
    Thomas D. Andrews, Charles Arnold, Elisa J. Hart, Margaret M. Bertulli
    PDF
  • 18. The Ittarnisalirijiit Conference on Inuit Archaeology
    Deborah Kigjugalik Webster, John Bennett
    PDF
  • 19. Archaeology and the Sechelt Indian Self-Government Act
    Eldon Yellowhorn
    PDF
  • 20. Cultural Property and the Question of Underlying Title
    Michael Asch
    PDF
  • 21. Native People and Archaeology
    Ethel Blondin-Andrew
    PDF
  • 22. On the Edge
    George P. Nicholas, Thomas D. Andrews
    PDF
  • Contributors
    PDF
  • Index
    PDF
  • Backmatter
    PDF

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Published

April 27, 2017
Copyright (c) 2017 SFU Archaeology Press