Re-Examining Archaeology Ethics: Considering Native Americans and Indigenous People Public Panel and Open Discussion

Wednesday, October 1st, 6pm at the Glenn Black Lab lecture hall, Free reception to follow

The aim of the panel and discussion is to talk about ways of incorporating Native American concerns about archaeology ethics into the current Society for American Archaeology (SAA) ethics principles. What kinds of concerns do Native Americans have about archaeology practice? How do the current SAA principles address these? What is the process of revisiting and updating the current ethics principles? Do ethics principles have an effect on the way archaeology is practiced? How do the SAA principles compare to those from other settler nations (such as Canada and Australia)? These are some of the questions that we will discuss during the public panel and discussion. Panelists include:

Alison Wylie (U of Washington, Anthropology and Philosophy Dept. one of the drafters of the SAA principles of ethics)
Dorothy Lippert (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History - current SAA Executive Board member)
Paula Lazrus (St. John's University, Anthropology Dept. - current SAA Ethics Committee Chair)

Community members, faculty, staff, and students all welcome! Join us and for the discussion and share your views! Contact Sonya Atalay for more information: 812-856-2638 satalay@indiana.edu
Sponsors: IU Anthropology Department, Poynter Center for Ethics, First Nations Educational and Cultural Center and Office of Multicultural Initiatives.