Human remains within an Apache knowledge ecology
An interview with Vernelda Grant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4531435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bridget Conley (Tufts University, corresponding author), Vernelda Grant (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer of the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 4-17 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Remains and Violence An Interdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2054-2240 • E-ISSN: 2054-2240 |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.7227/hrv.8.2.2 |
| OpenAlex | W4312877970 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This edited transcript of conversations between an Apache cultural heritage professional, Vernelda Grant, and researcher Bridget Conley explores the knowledge that should guide the repatriation of human remains in the colonial context of repatriating Apache sacred, cultural and patrimonial items - including human remains - from museum collections in the United States. Grant provides a historical overview of the how Apache elders first grappled with this problem, following the passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (1990) in the US Congress. She explains how and why community leaders made decisions about what items they would prioritise for repatriation. Central to her discussion is an Apache knowledge ecology grounded in recognition that the meaning of discrete items cannot be divorced from the larger religious and cultural context from which they come
Archaeology · Biology · Colonialism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Human ecology · Repatriation · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Latin American history and culture · Philosophy · Ecology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |