Comments on: a need to pay tribute? http://redyellow.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/a-need-to-pay-tribute/ meg's summer blog Tue, 26 May 2009 08:14:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Peter Jones http://redyellow.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/a-need-to-pay-tribute/#comment-1553 Peter Jones Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:29:05 +0000 http://redyellow.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/a-need-to-pay-tribute/#comment-1553 Thanks for this post. I think the more voices out there on this topic the better. I think historically anthropology has gotten a bad rap concerning Native Americans. It's true that there have been some bad apples, but more often than not I would argue that it has been those who have misused anthropological theories and data that have caused the most harm in terms of silencing Native American voices. I started a <a href="http://indigenousissuestoday.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">blog</a> that talks about some of this. Also, I would check out the American Indian, Alaskan and Hawaiian Native, and Canadian First Nation Topical Interest Group, part of the Society for Applied Anthropologists. We are a group of social scientists (mostly anthros) who work with tribes on all sorts of issues, and we are very aware of giving tribes their voice. Cheers, Peter Thanks for this post. I think the more voices out there on this topic the better. I think historically anthropology has gotten a bad rap concerning Native Americans. It’s true that there have been some bad apples, but more often than not I would argue that it has been those who have misused anthropological theories and data that have caused the most harm in terms of silencing Native American voices. I started a blog that talks about some of this. Also, I would check out the American Indian, Alaskan and Hawaiian Native, and Canadian First Nation Topical Interest Group, part of the Society for Applied Anthropologists. We are a group of social scientists (mostly anthros) who work with tribes on all sorts of issues, and we are very aware of giving tribes their voice.

Cheers,

Peter

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