Re: Decolonizing anthropology

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On Mon, 30 Jan 1995, Jim Eighmey wrote:

> I hope such vague positions are not held by many in the archaeological
> community. Is this decolonization or deconstruction?
>
> Jim Eighmey
> Department of Anthropology >>>---------->
> Arizona State University
> Tempe, AZ. 85287-2402
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Robert Johnson writes:
> Proposal #1
>
> There should be an immediate moratorium on all anthropological and
> archaeological endeavors within the United States which appropriate
> the cultural heritage, indigenous knowledge, and sacred geography
> of its indigenous peoples.
>
> Proposal #2
>
> The indigenous knowledge of Native American peoples must be
> acknowledged as unalienable property.
>
> Proposal #3
>
> All sacred geography must be returned to Native Americans.
>
> Proposal #4
>
> Reparations must be paid for the appropriation and destruction
> of Native American lives, land, and indigenous knowledge.
>

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