Indiana Jones: Myth, Reality And 21st Century Archaeology

Dr. Schuldenrein is joined by Dr. Joe Watkins, one of the foremost voices and leading advocates for indigenous and native affairs and involvement in American archaeology. Dr Watkins, a member of the Choctaw tribe of Oklahoma, reflects on the beginning of his career and his personal development as one of the only Native American Ph.D-holding archaeologists in the 1960s and 1970s. During his early days as an archaeologist, when native involvement in archaeology was in a very nascent form and there were no established career pathways for native archaeologists, Dr. Watkins carved out a career and a mission that has spanned decades. Join in as Drs. Schuldenrein and Watkins discuss the evolution of Native American involvement in archaeology and the increasing role native and indigenous rights are taking in the legal system of archaeology and historic preservation in North America.