In the history of the 19th century there was a tradition among scientists to collect human remains from burial sites. It was a large worldwide operation and was practiced by really any scientists who were in the field to discover something. Whether a botanist or a linguist, geologist or a cultural anthropologist, they all seemed … [Read more…]
An Essay in Quotes Privilege in Practice “only within anthropological study has it been able to convey the richness and diversity of Native societies” (Bea Medicine 2001, 28). Privilege in Practice “Anthropologists like Boas used Natives and women to gain access to information and took credit for that information” (Medicine 2001). “Anthropology does nothing to … [Read more…]
Records of the Mountain Molalla are very limited. Besides a few records of the tribe living around Pleasant Hill, at Lost Valley, there is nearly nothing known of their culture and territory. They were interrelated with the local Kalapuya peoples, of the Yoncalla (Komemma), and with the Klamath peoples, and likely related to the other … [Read more…]
The upper McKenzie River, in Oregon, has been a vast wilderness and a tourist fishing location for the past 100 years. Some 30% of the clean water in the Willamette River comes down the McKenzie. In the latter part of the 19th century, gold mining began and brought more people to the area. Then, hot … [Read more…]
Essays written in preparation for my Comprehensive exams, nearly 20 years ago. Anthropology and Government Policy Part of the government’s role regarding Indian people was to figure out what to do with them. Historically, the European nations and formed contracts and relationships with Indian tribes. Most of these contracts were based on trade. The United … [Read more…]