Memory, Identity, and NAGPRA in the Northeastern United States

被引:19
作者
Beisaw, April M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Heidelberg Univ, Dept Anthropol, Tiffin, OH 44883 USA
关键词
repatriation; social memory; mortuary ritual; Iroquois; Susquehannock; PREHISTORY; MIGRATION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1548-1433.2010.01223.x
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
Determinations of cultural affiliation in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) often rely on culture history and the direct-historical approach. Both methods ignore important developments in our understanding of identity. A recent NAGPRA claim illustrates an alternative. Using culture history and the direct-historical approach, it was difficult to ascribe the Engelbert Site of New York State to a federally recognized tribe because it contained material from multiple culture-historic taxa, often in the same feature. Taphonomic analyses of selected mixed deposits revealed a previously undocumented mortuary ritual that has since been found at other sites. Using memory as a framework for interpretation, this ritual appears reflective of a kinship-based shared identity between culture-historic taxa. The multivocality of this ritual provided an additional means for evaluating cultural affiliation by ascribing a consciousness of history to the subjects of this repatriation claim.
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页码:244 / 256
页数:13
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