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Emerging Scholars Talk: "Complex Histories: American Archaeology and Indigenous Heritage"
Location
Stryker Center (412 Boundary St.)Access & Features
- Open to the public
Justin Estreicher, History: "Complex Histories: American Archaeology and Indigenous Heritage"
Between the late eighteenth and late nineteenth centuries, white perceptions of Native Americans’ relationship to landscapes of antiquity changed dramatically, from the acknowledgment of Native stewardship of indigenous sites to academic arguments for legislation to protect "ruins" from Native vandals. This shift reflected a growing skepticism of full indigenous membership in the nation that reverberates to the present. In this talk, Justin Estreicher, doctoral candidate in History, will explain how promoters and practitioners of archaeology historically excluded Native stories from both their discipline and the national narrative.
The Emerging Scholars Series is offered in partnership with the Williamsburg Regional Library. Free & open to the public.
Sponsored by: A&S Graduate Center
Contact
[[sgglos,Sarah Glosson, A&S Graduate Center]]