The Sound of Silence : Indigenous Perspectives on the Historical Archaeology of Colonialism

Colonial encounters between indigenous peoples and European state powers are overarching themes in the historical archaeology of the modern era, and postcolonial historical archaeology has repeatedly emphasized the complex two-way nature of colonial encounters. This volume examines common trajectories in indigenous colonial histories, and explores new ways to understand cultural contact, hybridization and power relations between indigenous peoples and colonial powers from the indigenous point of view. By bringing together a wide geographical range and combining multiple sources such as oral histories, historical records, and contemporary discourses with archaeological data, the volume finds new multivocal interpretations of colonial histories. Contents Illustrations Introduction In Search of Indigenous Voices in the Historical Archaeology of Colonial Encounters Chapter 1 The Sounds of Colonization: An Examination of Bells at Point Pearce Aboriginal Mission Station/Burgiyana, South Australia Chapter 2 Colonization, Sámi Sacred Sites, and Religious Syncretism, ca. AD 500–1800 Chapter 3 Seeking the Indigenous Perspective Colonial Interactions at Fort Saint Pierre, French Colonial Louisiane, AD 1719–1729 Chapter 4 A Clockwork Porridge An Archaeological Analysis of Everyday Life in the Early Mining Communities of Swedish Lapland in the Seventeenth Century Chapter 5 “Not on Bread but on Fish and by Hunting”: Food Culture in Early Modern Sápmi Chapter 6 Landscapes of Resilience at the Cut Bank Boarding School, Montana Chapter 7 Conflicts in Memory and Heritage Dakota Perspectives on Historic Fort Snelling, Minnesota Chapter 8 Discussion: Colonialism Past and Present Archaeological Engagements and Entanglements Afterword Perspectives on Indigenous Voices and Historical Archaeology Index "Colonial encounters between indigenous peoples and European state powers are overarching themes in the historical archaeology of the modern era, and postcolonial historical archaeology has repeatedly emphasized the complex two-way nature of colonial encounters. The volume examines common trajectories in indigenous colonial histories, and explores new ways to understand cultural contact, hybridization and power relations between indigenous peoples and colonial powers from the indigenous point of view. By bringing together a wide geographical range and combining multiple sources such as oral histories, historical record, and contemporary discourses with archaeological data, the volume finds new multivocal interpretations of colonial histories"-- Résumé de l'éditeur "Colonial encounters between indigenous peoples and European state powers are overarching themes in the historical archaeology of the modern era, and postcolonial historical archaeology has repeatedly emphasized the complex two-way nature of colonial encounters. The volume examines common trajectories in indigenous colonial histories, and explores new ways to understand cultural contact, hybridization and power relations between indigenous peoples and colonial powers from the indigenous point of view. By bringing together a wide geographical range and combining multiple sources such as oral histories, historical record, and contemporary discourses with archaeological data, the volume finds new multivocal interpretations of colonial histories"-- Provided by publisher Colonial encounters between indigenous peoples and European state powers are overarching themes in the historical archaeology of the modern era, and postcolonial historical archaeology has repeatedly emphasized the complex two-way nature of colonial encounters. 0The volume examines common trajectories in indigenous colonial histories, and explores new ways to understand cultural contact, hybridization and power relations between indigenous peoples and colonial powers from the indigenous point of view. By bringing together a wide geographical range and combining multiple sources such as oral histories, historical record, and contemporary discourses with archaeological data, the volume finds new multivocal interpretations of colonial histories