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Reclaiming the Ancestors
Frederick Matthew Wiseman
其他書名
Decolonizing a Taken Prehistory of the Far Northeast
出版University Press of New England, 2005
主題History / Indigenous Peoples in the AmericasHistory / North AmericaHistory / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)Social Science / Ethnic Studies / GeneralSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies
ISBN15846539819781584653981
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=bAAaAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Reclaiming the Ancestors sets the record straight about the early history of the Wabanaki - the Abenaki, Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Malecite, and Mi'kmaq. Wiseman proposes a sovereigntist approach to understanding the current archaeological understanding of Abenaki prehistory. He begins with an overview of the conflicting views of First Nations and archaeologists regarding Indigenous history and how he developed his research design model. Over the next 10 chapters the book explores and discusses the periods of Wabanaki prehistory. The final chapter takes the history to the beginning of the early contact period. The author makes he point that documentation of Wabanaki territory is of vital importance in today’s political climate of Vermont. The Wabanaki face major obstacles as politicians utilize archaeological evidence against the Wabanaki’s push for self-governance and recognition. The book contains limited black and white photographs of artifacts because the author made a conscious choice to respect items that were from grave sites. A fascinating history that dispels many previously-held academic viewpoints of the Wabanaki First Nations.