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Where the Wind Blows Us - Practicing Critical Community Archaeology in the Canadian North (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
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Where the Wind Blows Us - Practicing Critical Community Archaeology in the Canadian North (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Series: The Archaeology of Colonialism in Native North America
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"Where the Wind Blows Us" unites critical practice with a
community-based approach to archaeology. Author Natasha Lyons
describes an inclusive archaeology that rests on a flexible but
rigorous approach to research design and demonstrates a
responsible, ethical practice. She traces the rise and application
of community archaeologies, develops a wide-ranging set of methods
for community practice, and maps out a "localized critical theory"
that is suited to the needs of local and descendant communities as
they pursue self-defined heritage goals. Localized critical theory
aims to decenter the focus on global processes of capitalism in
favor of the local processes of community dynamics. "Where the Wind
Blows Us" emphasizes the role of individuals and the relationships
they share with communities of the past and present.
Lyons offers an extended case study of her work with the
Inuvialuit community of the Canadian Western Arctic. She documents
the development of this longstanding research relationship and
presents both the theoretical and practical products of the work to
date. Integrating knowledge drawn from archaeology, ethnography,
oral history, and community interviews, Lyons utilizes a multivocal
approach that actively listens to Inuvialuit speak about their rich
and textured history.
The overall significance of this volume lies in outlining a method
of practicing archaeology that embraces local ways of knowing with
a critically constructed and evolving methodology that is
responsive to community needs. It will serve as a handbook to mine
for elements of critical practice, a model of community-based
archaeology, and a useful set of concepts and examples for
classroom study.
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