Indigenous Archaeology and Decolonization with Kay Mattena - Ruins 102

In this episode, we are joined by Kay Mattena, a Ph.D. student in Archaeology and Indigenous Science at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a Descendent of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi, and first appeared on Episode 54: SAA 86th Annual Conference, and Indigneous Response. We talk about her earliest encounters with science, nature, and archaeology and delve into her undergraduate career. We then take a deep dive into Indigenous archaeology and how museum collections can be decolonized. We finish out by talking about ethnoarchaeology and experimental archaeology.

Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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Transcripts

• Segment 1

• Segment 2

• Segment 3

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• The Community-Based PhD: Complexities and Triumphs of Conducting CBPR, ed. By Dr. Sonya Atalay and Dr. Alexandra McCleary

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