Unearthed.

Archaeology is generally seen as an innocuous, innocent, and objective academic pursuit in Western culture. Archaeologists, after all, excavate into the earth to unearth the remnants of past human activities and lives. In doing so, offering objective evidence for how the world was—so that we might b...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Rosemont, Colin
Format:
Elektronisch Film
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Documentary Educational Resources, 2021.
Kanopy Streaming, 2024.
Zusammenfassung:
Archaeology is generally seen as an innocuous, innocent, and objective academic pursuit in Western culture. Archaeologists, after all, excavate into the earth to unearth the remnants of past human activities and lives. In doing so, offering objective evidence for how the world was—so that we might better situate ourselves now and into our future. But there is more to the story. Archaeology has long been a colonial enterprise in the Americas. Archaeologists have desecrated Native American sacred sites and ancestors in the name of science. In doing so, furthering harm to Native communities and taking part in cultural genocide. Archaeologists have also made narratives from their “findings,” which have directly contributed to the erasure of Native people, their loss of sovereignty, and communal traumas. That is not to say the field of Archaeology does not hold great benefit for Native Communities—there is no doubt it does. The question becomes: Who is the Archaeological Research For, How is it Done, and For What Ends? In recent decades, Native-led research, Native scholars, Native archaeologists, and their accomplices have begun a revolution to decolonize archaeology and the future looks bright. UNEARTHED offers a vignette into this complexity as it is unfolding today. This section offers a deeper view into the rich material culture excavated from Cache Cave. The materials shared here are shared with the collaboration and consent of the Tejon Indian Tribe.
Umfang:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (16 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Anmerkungen:
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Format Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Schlagworte:
Social sciences.
History, Ancient.
Documentary films.
History.
Indigenous peoples.
Archaeology.
Indigenous peoples > Civil rights.
Ethics.
Culture.
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