Date of Award
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Social Sciences
First Advisor
Andrews, Anthony
Area of Concentration
Anthropology
Abstract
In the last two decades there have been simultaneous calls in the field of archaeology for increased interaction and collaboration with indigenous communities as well as for new, pragmatic methodological approaches. By reviewing the history and literature of Indigenous archaeology theory and through ethnographic participant observations and interviews of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Historical Preservation Office (THPO) both of these calls can be answered. By synthesizing Indigenous theory and ethnography, the pragmatic model of THPO-Based archaeology emerges as the most effective approach to the archaeology of the ancestral sites of federally recognized tribes in the United States.
Recommended Citation
Murto, Garrett R., "LIVING OFFICE IN A LIVING COMMUNTIY: A PROPOSAL FOR A TRIBAL HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OFFICE BASED ARCHAEOLOGY" (2016). Theses & ETDs. 5251.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/5251