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Chapter 7: The Limits of Control: Anthropology, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, and Federal Recognition inthe United States¹.

The article delves into the complex role of anthropology in determining the political status of Indigenous groups in the U.S., emphasizing the challenges anthropologists face when translating scholarly concepts into the language of federal law. It explores how Indigenous communities navigate the use...

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Published in:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 112; no. 3; pp. 135 - 157
Main Author: Barron, Nicholas
Format: Article
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 2023
Subjects:
Tribes
Acculturation
Poor people
Anthropology
Peripheral vision
Social science research
History of science
National character
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article delves into the complex role of anthropology in determining the political status of Indigenous groups in the U.S., emphasizing the challenges anthropologists face when translating scholarly concepts into the language of federal law. It explores how Indigenous communities navigate the use of ethnographic and ethnohistorical knowledge to assert their cultural identities amidst conflicting interpretations from various stakeholders.