Anthropological advocacy in historical perspective: The case of anthropologists and Virginia Indians

From: Human Organization | Date: July 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

This article examines the historical emergence of anthropological advocacy as a conscious pursuit through an examination of the historical activities of anthropologists working with American Indians in Virginia. Although anthropologists working with these peoples have been relatively few-in part due to the small indigenous population in the state-their contributions have been, and continue to be, significant. On the one hand, anthropological work among Virginia Indians was cultivated in a climate of skewed race relations and politics, thereby inviting a tradition of advocacy among ...

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