SAA 86th Annual Conference: An Indigenous Response
May 2, 2021
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SAA 86th Annual Conference: An Indigenous Response
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SAA 86th Annual Conference: An Indigenous Response
Summary
In this special edition of the A Life in Ruins Podcast, Carlton co-hosts an
episode with Emily Van Alst, Ash Boydston-Schmidt, and Kay Mattena. The four
discuss the recent SAA controversy surrounding the "Curation, Repatriation, and
Accessibility: Vital Ethical Conversations" session. Specifically, the "Has
Creationism Crept Back into Archaeology?" presentation.
The four Indigenous scholars discuss their thoughts, feelings, and reactions to
the content of the presentation, their disappointment in the SAA for platforming
the talk, the future of the SAA, and how the society can improve its ethics and
better support its Indigenous scholars.
Lastly, they discuss the fallout from the presentation and how some
non-Indigenous scholars are taking advantage of Indigenous trauma to further
their own careers, and how non-Indigenous scholars can truly be allies to
Indigenous people.
Guest's literature recommendations:
1. Indigenous Archaeology by Joe Watkins
2. Archaeologies of the Heart edited by Kisha Supernant, Jane Eva Baxter,
Natasha Lyons, and Sonya Atalay
3. R words by Tuck and Yang
4. Decolonizing Methodologies by Linda Tuhiwai-Smith
5. Considering the Denigration and Destruction of Indigenous Heritage as
Violence in Critical Global Perspectives on Cultural Memory and Heritage:
Construction, Transformation and Destruction by George Nicholas and Claire
Smith
6. We Are Dancing for You Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women's
Coming of Age Ceremonies by Cutcha Risling Baldy
7. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmer
List of scholars to search:
* George Nicholas
* Vine Deloria
* Phil Deloria
* Roger Echo-Hawk
* Larry Zimmerman
* Chip Colwell
* Steve Silliman
* Zoey Todd
* Gloria Anzaldua
Guest Contact
* Carlton Shield Chief Gover:
* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pawnee_archaeologist
* Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PaniArchaeology
* email: carlton.gover@colorado.edu
* Kay Mattena
* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oh_kay13
* Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MattenaKay
* email: K.Mattena@umass.edu
* Ash Boydston-Schmidt
* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashinthestars
* Emily Van Alst