A Companion to the Anthropology of American Indians (Blackwell Companions to Anthropology)

This Companion is comprised of 27 original contributions by leading scholars in the field and summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples, as well as the history that got us to this point. This book surveys the full range of American Indian anthropology: from ecological and political-economic questions to topics concerning religion, language, and expressive culture. Each chapter provides definitive coverage of its topic, as well as situating ethnographic and ethnohistorical data into larger frameworks. This book explores anthropology's contribution to knowledge, its historic and ongoing complicities with colonialism, and its political and ethical obligations toward the people 'studied' Political And Historical Ecologies / Kenneth M. Ames -- Historical Demography / Russell Thornton -- Women And Men / Martha C. Knack -- Politics / Loretta Fowler -- Tribal Or Native Law / Bruce Granville Miller -- Culture And Reservation Economies / Kathleen Pickering -- Knowledge Systems / Eugene S. Hunn -- Oral Traditions / Rodney Frey -- Religion / Raymond Bucko -- Music / Luke Eric Lassiter -- Art / Rebecca J. Dobkins -- Political And Legal Status (lower 48 States) / Thomas Biolsi -- Political And Legal Status Of Alaska Natives / Caroline L. Brown -- Federal Indian Policy And Antropology / George Pierre Castile -- Contemporary Globalization And Tribal Sovereignty / Randel D. Hanson -- Treaty Rights / Larry Nesper -- Education / Alice Littlefield -- Representational Practices / Pauline Turner Strong -- The Politics Of Native Culture / Kirk Dombrowski -- Cultural Appropriation / Tressa Berman -- Community Healing And Cultural Citizenship / Renya K. Ramirez -- Native Hawaiians / Cari Costanzo Kapur -- Ethnography / Peter Whiteley -- Beyond Applied Antropology / Les W. Field -- Language / James Collins -- Visual Antropology / Harald E. L. Prins -- Archaeology / Larry J. Zimmerman. Edited By Thomas Biolsi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "A Companion to the Anthropology of American Indians contains 27 original contributions by leading scholars who work actively as researchers in American Indian communities, or on the topic of American Indians. The book summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples, as well as the history that got us to this point."--Jacket It is impossible to encompass "Native American Ecology" in a single essay, or even, perhaps, in a single book.