Companion to the Anthropology of American Indians

Thomas Biolsi is Professor of Native American Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. Among his publications are Deadliest Enemies: Law and Race Relations on and Off Rosebud Reservation (2007/2001), Indians and Anthropologists: Vine Deloria, Jr., and the Critique of Anthropology (edited with Larry Zimmerman, 1997), and Organizing the Lakota: The Political Economy of the New Deal on Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations (1992).

"Highly recommended." Choice "Biolsi has produced a rich and comprehensive overview of the field by drawing on senior figures and younger scholars, academics and public intellectuals, and Native and non-Native voices. This volume is required reading for anyone wishing to enter, revisit, or advance the practice of Native American anthropology."Philip Deloria, University of Michigan "This invaluable volume offers the perspectives of individuals whose intellectual, social, emotional, and pragmatic commitment to better understanding our world have earned the respect and attention of Native and non-Native audiences."Tsianina Lomawaima, University of Arizona"This is a sterling compilation, expertly edited, that interrogates the dynamic and often contentious relationship between indigenous peoples and anthropologists."David Wilkins, University of Minnesota

• Synopsis of Contents xNotes on Contributors xviiiIntroduction: What is the ‘‘Anthropology’’ of ‘‘American Indians’’? 1Thomas BiolsiPart I: Environments and Populations 51 Political and Historical Ecologies 7Kenneth M. Ames2 Historical Demography 24Russell ThorntonPart II: Political, Social, and Economic Organization 493 Women and Men 51Martha C. Knack4 Politics 69Loretta Fowler5 Tribal or Native Law 95Bruce Granville Miller6 Culture and Reservation Economies 112Kathleen PickeringPart III: Knowledge and Expressive Culture 1317 Knowledge Systems 133Eugene S. Hunn8 Oral Traditions 154Rodney Frey9 Religion 171Raymond Bucko10 Music 196Luke Eric Lassiter11 Art 212Rebecca J. DobkinsPart IV: Colonialism, Native Sovereignty, Law, and Policy 22912 Political and Legal Status (‘‘Lower 48’’ States) 231Thomas Biolsi13 Political and Legal Status of Alaska Natives 248Caroline L. Brown14 Federal Indian Policy and Anthropology 268George Pierre Castile15 Contemporary Globalization and Tribal Sovereignty 284Randel D. Hanson16 Treaty Rights 304Larry Nesper17 Education 321Alice LittlefieldPart V: Cultural Politics and the Colonial Situation 33918 Representational Practices 341Pauline Turner Strong19 The Politics of Native Culture 360Kirk Dombrowski20 Cultural Appropriation 383Tressa Berman21 Community Healing and Cultural Citizenship 398Renya K. Ramirez22 Native Hawaiians 412Cari Costanzo KapurPart VI: Anthropological Method and Postcolonial Practice 43323 Ethnography 435Peter Whiteley24 Beyond ‘‘Applied’’ Anthropology 472Les W. Field25 Language 490James Collins26 Visual Anthropology 506Harald E. L. Prins27 Archaeology 526Larry J. ZimmermanIndex 542