Indigenous Archaeology in Two Hemispheres
Approaches to Inuit and First Nations Pasts in Canada, Australia and Greenland
1st Edition
Published on 10. March 2026
440 pages
978-1-040-48601-6 (ISBN)
Description
Indigenous Archaeology in Two Hemispheres: Approaches to Inuit and First Nations Pasts in Canada, Australia and Greenland examines the history and current experiences of Inuit and Australian First Nations peoples in archaeology.
The book explores recent work by Australian, Canadian and Greenlandic scholars and community partners in a context marked by globalization. This cross-national interdisciplinary approach enriches the research with Indigenous voices from the Eastern Arctic and Australia, aiding the exploration of the similarities and differences in Inuit and First Nations peoples' historical experiences and the challenges they face currently. Chapters call into question the traditional frameworks that have shaped research on the past of Indigenous people in these regions, frameworks that promote imbalanced power relationships, and endorse a collaborative agenda that rejects the objectification of other worldviews and alterities. The book is organised around four main themes considered: historical approaches; current challenges to Inuit and First Nations archaeology; data sovereignty; and Indigenous perspectives.
The book will be of interest to students and researchers in archaeology, anthropology, history, art history, the history of science and cultural heritage management.
The book explores recent work by Australian, Canadian and Greenlandic scholars and community partners in a context marked by globalization. This cross-national interdisciplinary approach enriches the research with Indigenous voices from the Eastern Arctic and Australia, aiding the exploration of the similarities and differences in Inuit and First Nations peoples' historical experiences and the challenges they face currently. Chapters call into question the traditional frameworks that have shaped research on the past of Indigenous people in these regions, frameworks that promote imbalanced power relationships, and endorse a collaborative agenda that rejects the objectification of other worldviews and alterities. The book is organised around four main themes considered: historical approaches; current challenges to Inuit and First Nations archaeology; data sovereignty; and Indigenous perspectives.
The book will be of interest to students and researchers in archaeology, anthropology, history, art history, the history of science and cultural heritage management.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
5 Tables, black and white; 39 Halftones, black and white; 39 Illustrations, black and white
File size
17,18 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-48601-6 (9781040486016)
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Lisa Rankin | Oscar Moro Abadia | Emilie Dotte-Sarout
Indigenous Archaeology in Two Hemispheres
Approaches to Inuit and First Nations Pasts in Canada, Australia and Greenland
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Persons
Lisa Rankin is a Professor and University Research Chair of Northern Indigenous and Community Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology at Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada). She has worked closely with the Inuit communities of Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut for nearly 25 years. As a social archaeologist her publications focus on Inuit identity and shifting power relations during early interactions between Inuit and Europeans. She was the director of the Tradition and Transition Research Partnership.
Oscar Moro Abadia is a Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada). He specializes in the study of Pleistocene art. He is the co-editor of Speaking Materials. Sources for the History of Archaeology (with Christoph Huth, Complutum, 2013). In 2020 he co-edited with Professor Gonzalez Morales a special issue on Pleistocene and Holocene arts for the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. In 2021, together with Martin Porr, he co-edited Ontologies of Rock Art: Images, Relational Approaches and Indigenous knowledges for Routledge. His research on Paleolithic and the history of science has been published in Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Journal of Archaeological Research, Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, World Art, History of Human Sciences, History of Science, Journal of Anthropological Research, Journal of Social Archaeology, and Studies in History and Philosophy of Science.
Emilie Dotte-Sarout is a Senior Lecturer in archaeology at the University of Western Australia. Her most recent research project, Pacific Matildas (2020-2024), has focused on the hidden contributions of women in the history of Pacific archaeology, building on previous work she undertook as part of the project Collective Biography of Archaeology in the Pacific (Australian National University 2015-2020). She was first editor of the double French and English volumes published in 2020 and 2021 Towards a History of Pacific Prehistory: Historiographical approaches to francophone archaeology in Oceania, has published several articles and co-edited a number of journal special issues on the history of archaeology, as well as contributions to the 2022 international exhibition catalogue Uncovering Pacific Pasts: Histories of Archaeology in Oceania.
Oscar Moro Abadia is a Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada). He specializes in the study of Pleistocene art. He is the co-editor of Speaking Materials. Sources for the History of Archaeology (with Christoph Huth, Complutum, 2013). In 2020 he co-edited with Professor Gonzalez Morales a special issue on Pleistocene and Holocene arts for the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. In 2021, together with Martin Porr, he co-edited Ontologies of Rock Art: Images, Relational Approaches and Indigenous knowledges for Routledge. His research on Paleolithic and the history of science has been published in Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Journal of Archaeological Research, Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, World Art, History of Human Sciences, History of Science, Journal of Anthropological Research, Journal of Social Archaeology, and Studies in History and Philosophy of Science.
Emilie Dotte-Sarout is a Senior Lecturer in archaeology at the University of Western Australia. Her most recent research project, Pacific Matildas (2020-2024), has focused on the hidden contributions of women in the history of Pacific archaeology, building on previous work she undertook as part of the project Collective Biography of Archaeology in the Pacific (Australian National University 2015-2020). She was first editor of the double French and English volumes published in 2020 and 2021 Towards a History of Pacific Prehistory: Historiographical approaches to francophone archaeology in Oceania, has published several articles and co-edited a number of journal special issues on the history of archaeology, as well as contributions to the 2022 international exhibition catalogue Uncovering Pacific Pasts: Histories of Archaeology in Oceania.
Content
Part I. Historical Approaches: From Traditional Conceptualizations to the Decolonization of Inuit and Aboriginal Histories 1. The rise and fall of 'the primitive': a tale of two tablecloths 2. Changing Times, Changing Practice: Archaeology in Inuit Lands 1960-2020 3. There from the start: Aboriginal involvement in the early development of Australian Archaeology Part II. Inuit And Aboriginal Arts: From Appropriation to Repatriation 4. The Wanjina Wunggurr art of the Northwest Kimberley. A history of engagements, disruptions, and continuities 5. Reversing the Narrative of "Primitive Art"? The case of Inuit and Australian Aboriginal peoples 6. Parallel Histories: Observations Between Two Art Markets 7. Archaeology and Contemporary Jewelry: Continuity, change, and resurgence among
Indigenous Australians and Inuit 8. Repatriating Tasmanian rock art: The case of the Mt Cameron petroglyphs Part III. Ontological, Epistemological and Cosmological Approaches to Inuit and Aboriginal Knowledges 9. "Where's that stone knife?" Incommensurability in ontologies of knowing and not knowing Yanyuwa Country 10. Beyond the agricultural and hunter-gatherer divide: Torres Strait Islander knowledge and the shaping of archaeological epistemologies 11. Towards an ethical archaeology: challenges in bridging the gap between Indigenous knowledge and archaeological practice in Kalaallit Nunaat 12. Indigenist approaches to knowledge making in archaeology: an Australian approach 13. Archaeological dolls, imaginaries and the ontologies of Inuit children and adults Part IV. Collaborative Practices in Inuit and Aboriginal Research 14. The Inuvialuit Place Names Project - Collaborative Approaches to Toponym Research in Western Inuit Nunangat 15. Indigenous Archaeology for Social Justice in Australia: Towards an Archaeology of Truth Telling 16. For an archaeology that meets the needs of people and reaches the objectives of scientists 17. An account of changing approaches to the management of Labrador Inuit material culture 18. Taking Control: Advancing community-centered research while drawing on outside resources Part V. Managing Inuit and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage: Current Debates on Stakeholder Relationships 19. Edge of yesterday, today: negotiating partnership research of Aboriginal ancestral places along traditional estate boundaries in SE Australia 20. Fostering partnership with Inughuit 21. Control Shift: Relationships, Research and Heritage Management in Hebron, Labrador 22. On Equal Footing: The Benefits and Implications of Partnered Research with Inuit Governments 23.The affective practices of repatriation
Indigenous Australians and Inuit 8. Repatriating Tasmanian rock art: The case of the Mt Cameron petroglyphs Part III. Ontological, Epistemological and Cosmological Approaches to Inuit and Aboriginal Knowledges 9. "Where's that stone knife?" Incommensurability in ontologies of knowing and not knowing Yanyuwa Country 10. Beyond the agricultural and hunter-gatherer divide: Torres Strait Islander knowledge and the shaping of archaeological epistemologies 11. Towards an ethical archaeology: challenges in bridging the gap between Indigenous knowledge and archaeological practice in Kalaallit Nunaat 12. Indigenist approaches to knowledge making in archaeology: an Australian approach 13. Archaeological dolls, imaginaries and the ontologies of Inuit children and adults Part IV. Collaborative Practices in Inuit and Aboriginal Research 14. The Inuvialuit Place Names Project - Collaborative Approaches to Toponym Research in Western Inuit Nunangat 15. Indigenous Archaeology for Social Justice in Australia: Towards an Archaeology of Truth Telling 16. For an archaeology that meets the needs of people and reaches the objectives of scientists 17. An account of changing approaches to the management of Labrador Inuit material culture 18. Taking Control: Advancing community-centered research while drawing on outside resources Part V. Managing Inuit and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage: Current Debates on Stakeholder Relationships 19. Edge of yesterday, today: negotiating partnership research of Aboriginal ancestral places along traditional estate boundaries in SE Australia 20. Fostering partnership with Inughuit 21. Control Shift: Relationships, Research and Heritage Management in Hebron, Labrador 22. On Equal Footing: The Benefits and Implications of Partnered Research with Inuit Governments 23.The affective practices of repatriation
