Connecting the Present to the Past

In the study of ancient foodways, archaeologists increasingly turn to modern descendant communities to inform our understandings of the past. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a method of collaboration that engages communities in a scientific study enriched by multiple perspectives. T...

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Published inAncient Foodways
Main Author Purcell, Gabrielle C
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University Press of Florida 10.01.2023
Subjects
Cherokee
collaboration
colonization
community-based participatory research
foodways
Prehistoric Archaeology
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Summary:In the study of ancient foodways, archaeologists increasingly turn to modern descendant communities to inform our understandings of the past. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a method of collaboration that engages communities in a scientific study enriched by multiple perspectives. This chapter offers several examples of successful collaborations with Cherokees, an American Indian group whose homelands are in the Southern Appalachians of southeastern North America. The author discusses the benefits of incorporating indigenous perspectives into the examination of ancient foodways, producing research that is both collaborative and scientific. CBPR offers promising new insights into research on changes to Cherokee foodways during European colonization by empowering Cherokees to take ownership over their history and challenging assumptions rooted in colonial discourse.
ISBN:0813069491
9780813069494
DOI:10.5744/florida/9780813069494.003.0015