American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, 1992, pp. 37-56
Description
Chronicles the complex relationship between archaeologists and Native Americans. The author argues that changes have only occured because of law, not ethics.
Mr. Trindle, aged 78, has spent most of his adult life in the Trout Lake/Peerless Lake area and is a former chief--talks about promises of a reserve in the area; surveying of boundaries; duration of occupation of area; and traditional lifestyles.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, 1992, pp. 21-35
Description
Focuses on the gathering process, with attempts to not rejudge the past, but rather offer evidence that the collecting of remains was of questionable legality.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 2, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 28-29
Description
Includes a commentary from the editors as well as a description of the Native American Scholarship Fund.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
American Antiquity, vol. 55, no. 3, July 1990, pp. 585-591
Description
Considers the issue of repatriation of human remains as an ethical/cultural conflict within the field of archaeology; discusses means of resolving this conflict based in negotiation and mutual respect; concludes that archaeology must “change the way it does business,” and presents a course for this change.
Archaeological Survey of Canada Mercury Series; Paper No. 9
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Donald H. Mitchell
BC Studies, no. 21, Spring, 1974, pp. 59-60
Description
Book review of: Haida Burial Practices by George F. MacDonald.
"The Gust Island Burial Shelter" by Jerome S. Cybulski.
Scroll down to page 59 to read review.
Prairie Forum, vol. 15, no. 2, Fall, 1990, pp. 235-262
Description
Discusses Alberta's heritage conservation accomplishments and the various ways of restoring the past, including museums, heritage parks and archaeological site preservation.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, vol. 330, no. 1615, April 24, 1990, pp. 665-670
Description
Explores the difference in hunting practices due to changes in climate during this time period.
Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
Numerous articles on various topics including grave goods from a burial mound and ancient West Indian arrowheads.
Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
Articles include reports on an archaeological survey of Nicaragua and on three gifts to the Museums' collection.
Interview includes a description of traditional life style and the life of settlers on the prairies. It also includes stories of theft and murder by Indians.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, 1992, pp. 121-137
Description
Chronicles the grave looting that took place after relocations in the 1870s and the Nebraska State Historical Society professionalizing the activity, even labelling it archaeological excavation.
American Antiquity, vol. 55, no. 3, July 1990, pp. 605-607
Description
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) used to help reidentify what was once thought to be an "elephant" bone, as the cranium and antler section of a modern moose.