Pragmatism and Power: Considerations of Western Apache reuse of archaeological sites
Author(s): Sarah Herr; Maren Hopkins; T.J. Ferguson; Vincent Randall
Year: 2017
Summary
Western Apache and archaeologists have often commented that Apache avoid archaeological sites for all but ceremonial purposes. Yet, the distribution of Western Apache site components in central Arizona shows that until the late nineteenth century Western Apache often reused earlier sites as residences and for resources. Elders from the Yavapai-Apache Nation and the White Mountain Apache Tribe interpret these patterns as expressions of their ancestors' pragmatism and their changing power in the face of American colonialism.
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Pragmatism and Power: Considerations of Western Apache reuse of archaeological sites. Sarah Herr, Maren Hopkins, T.J. Ferguson, Vincent Randall. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2017 ( tDAR id: 429242)
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Keywords
General
descendent communities
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Settlement Pattern
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Western Apache
Geographic Keywords
North America - Southwest
Spatial Coverage
min long: -115.532; min lat: 30.676 ; max long: -102.349; max lat: 42.033 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 16639