Course readings will be posted here.
May 12, 14, 19
First class will give an overview of the three ‘grandparents.’ May 12 will focus on Beynon, May 14 on Deloria, and May 19 on Tantauidgeon. Activities: May 12 ‘what do we know’ and situating our learning. May 14 ‘a good question.’ May 19 ‘researchers in their own right – exploring how the grandparents shaped their research as First Nations scholars.
- Beynon-1916-notebook
- Beynon_American Anthropologist – January‐March 1941 – Beynon – THE TSIMSHIANS OF METLAKATLA ALASKA
- Medicine-EllaCDeloria-1980
- Deloria_e
- Digital copy of Deloria’s The Dakota Way of Life
- Tantaquidgeon-NotesOriginUses-1932
- Tantaquidgeon_Gladys-V15+Algonqiuan+Conference+-1984
- Gladys_T-(writings)-Dawnland
May 21
BIO (from SfAA.). Beatrice Medicine (1923-2005) was a prominent Native American anthropologist, educator, and advocate for Indigenous rights. A member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, she was born in Wakpala, South Dakota, and belonged to the Lakota people.
Medicine earned her bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State University, a master’s from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her work centred on Native American cultures, education, gender roles, language preservation, and social justice. She was particularly influential in studying the experiences of Native American women and the intersections of culture and identity.
Throughout her career, she taught at numerous institutions, including Dartmouth College, the University of Washington, and California State University, Northridge. She also served as a consultant to various government and tribal agencies, always working to bridge the gap between academic anthropology and Native communities.
Medicine was widely respected for her integrity, activism, and scholarship. She authored many influential publications, including her book Learning to Be an Anthropologist and Remaining “Native,” which reflects on her dual role as both an academic and an Indigenous woman.
Her contributions were recognized with many honours, including SfAA’s Bronislaw Malinowski Award in 1996. Today, she is remembered as a trailblazer who championed Indigenous voices in academia and beyond.
Read the following (plus one additional article from in-class assignment page)