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Strangers to Relatives: The Adoption and Naming of Anthropologists in Native North America
Sergei Kan
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Description for Strangers to Relatives: The Adoption and Naming of Anthropologists in Native North America
Paperback. Presents an intimate look at the typical but often misunderstood practice of adoption and naming of anthropologists by Native families and communities. Leading anthropologists in the United States and Canada discuss this issue by focusing on the cases of such prominent earlier scholars as Lewis Henry Morgan and Franz Boas. Editor(s): Kan, Sergei A. Num Pages: 270 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
Strangers to Relatives is an intimate and illuminating look at a typical but misunderstood part of anthropological fieldwork in North America: the adoption and naming of anthropologists by Native families and communities. Adoption and naming have long been a common way for Native peoples in Canada and the United States to deal with strangers who are not enemies. For over a century, adoption and naming have also served as an important means for many Native American and First Nation communities to become connected to the anthropologists visiting and writing about them. In this outstanding volume, leading anthropologists in the United States ... Read more
Strangers to Relatives is an intimate and illuminating look at a typical but misunderstood part of anthropological fieldwork in North America: the adoption and naming of anthropologists by Native families and communities. Adoption and naming have long been a common way for Native peoples in Canada and the United States to deal with strangers who are not enemies. For over a century, adoption and naming have also served as an important means for many Native American and First Nation communities to become connected to the anthropologists visiting and writing about them. In this outstanding volume, leading anthropologists in the United States ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press Nebraska
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803277977
SKU
V9780803277977
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About Sergei Kan
Sergei Kan is a professor of anthropology and Native American studies at Dartmouth College. His books include Memory Eternal: Tlingit Culture and Russian Orthodox Christianity through Two Centuries.
Reviews for Strangers to Relatives: The Adoption and Naming of Anthropologists in Native North America
“Each of these honest and significant papers adds much to accounts of fieldwork experiences, confronting the historical and contemporary contours of the state of the discipline via adoption processes. . . . This important book furthers understanding of Indian-white relations in a fashion that humanizes both Indians and anthropologists.”—Choice