Episode 2 follows the introductory episode with a deeper dive into Salvage Anthropology and its origins. Academic study of Indigenous cultures in California trace back to scholars such as Franz Boas and Aleš Hrdlička. They were both proponents of what was called ‘Salvage Anthropology’ - the belief that Indigenous communities were dying and making way for modern society. These beliefs were built upon problematic eurocentric ideas of culture and value. And, at the same time, the recordings and interviews of these early scholars are today helping some Indigenous communities reconnect with ancestral knowledge and insights. This episode delves into this complicated history.
Speakers:
Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy (Hupa, Yurok, Karuk)
Dr. Samuel J Redman
Cindi Alvitre (Tongva)
Dr. Robin R. R. Gray (Ts’msyen/Cree)
Mark Hylkema
Interviews conducted by Martin Rizzo-Martinez; music by G.Gonzales; audio production by Daniel Stonebloom
This podcast is supported by California State Parks Foundation
Resources for more information:
Prophets and Ghosts: The Story of Salvage Anthropology
Samuel J. Redman
Archaeologies of Indigenous Presence
Edited by Tsim D. Schneider and Lee M. Panich
Community-Based Archaeology: Research with, by, and for Indigenous and Local Communities
by Sonya Atalay
“Towards an Analytic of Survivance in California Archaeology”
Nate Acebo and Desireé Reneé Martinez
Collaborating at the Trowel's Edge: Teaching and Learning in Indigenous Archaeology
Stephen W. Silliman
Desireé Reneé Martinez (Tongva)
Yanomami: The Fierce Controversy and What We Can Learn from It
by Rob Borofsky
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