Michael Asch
University of Victoria, Anthropology, Faculty Member
... 1 This article was completed while I enjoyed a Social Science Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship. Robert Corruccini, Susan Ford, Donald Nonini, and Eugene Robkin commented upon this manuscript in draft, and I thank them for... more
... 1 This article was completed while I enjoyed a Social Science Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship. Robert Corruccini, Susan Ford, Donald Nonini, and Eugene Robkin commented upon this manuscript in draft, and I thank them for their useful advice. Vol. 21 * No. ...
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The 20 papers in this volume were written by both Native and Non-Native authors, and provide both substance and food-for-thought concerning the complex interactions between archaeologists and contemporary indigenous peoples of Canada in... more
The 20 papers in this volume were written by both Native and Non-Native authors, and provide both substance and food-for-thought concerning the complex interactions between archaeologists and contemporary indigenous peoples of Canada in regard to working together, interpretation of the past, ownership of the past, and the relationships between traditional knowledge and archaeological fact.
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This paper offers a reflection on the articles in the present thematic section. It focuses in particular on the relationship between the political stance taken by the articles’ authors and the political positioning of anthropologists in... more
This paper offers a reflection on the articles in the present thematic section. It focuses in particular on the relationship between the political stance taken by the articles’ authors and the political positioning of anthropologists in the colonial project before the so-called “Reflexive Turn” in the discipline in the late 1960s and early 1970s. To this end, it critically assesses the point of view of those in the discipline who assert that this move presented a radical departure from a disciplinary orientation that until that time had, at best, ignored colonialism and, at worst, actively promoted it by offering evidence of the stance in opposition to it taken by at least some of our more prominent forebears. This paper concludes by indicating that, rather than representing a departure from an earlier orientation to colonialism, the anti-colonial stance taken by the authors of these articles reflects a perspective of long standing in the field.Cet épilogue offre une réflexion sur l...
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The 20 papers in this volume were written by both Native and Non-Native authors, and provide both substance and food-for-thought concerning the complex interactions between archaeologists and contemporary indigenous peoples of Canada in... more
The 20 papers in this volume were written by both Native and Non-Native authors, and provide both substance and food-for-thought concerning the complex interactions between archaeologists and contemporary indigenous peoples of Canada in regard to working together, interpretation of the past, ownership of the past, and the relationships between traditional knowledge and archaeological fact.
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Anthropologica 62 (2020) 308–312 I would like to thank the authors for their valuable contributions to this special issue, as well as Sylvie Poirier and Clint Westman for inviting me to write these concluding remarks. The articles, taken... more
Anthropologica 62 (2020) 308–312 I would like to thank the authors for their valuable contributions to this special issue, as well as Sylvie Poirier and Clint Westman for inviting me to write these concluding remarks. The articles, taken together, offer much valuable insight on the troubled state of relations between Canada and those Indigenous Peoples, who are in the process of or have completed negotiations on what are known as land claims, both in the regions discussed here, and in Canada more generally. In fine, the contributions show that one party, Canada, uses its power to ensure that the results conform to its objectives and not those of the less powerful Indigenous parties. That is, when looked at from governments’ central objectives, so-called negotiations are largely a sham. For, rhetoric notwithstanding, final agreements must always conform to their preconditions: in this, the rule is that might makes right. In this regard, I am sorry to say that things have not changed ...
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Folkways Records and Service Corporation, unarguably the most unique recording company ever to exist, was founded in 1948 by my father, Moses Asch. In the 38 years of operation, between 1948 and 1986, when my father died, Folkways... more
Folkways Records and Service Corporation, unarguably the most unique recording company ever to exist, was founded in 1948 by my father, Moses Asch. In the 38 years of operation, between 1948 and 1986, when my father died, Folkways produced over 2100 albums, an average of more than one per week―a feat accomplished with a labour force that never exceeded a handful of people. Furthermore, he rarely took a record out of print, and then never for commercial reasons. It was a record catalogue of staggering diversity and eclecticism. To give you a sense of the breadth of this collection, here are just a few of the familiar names found on the label: Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, Jean Ritchie, Mary Lou Williams, Ella Jenkins, The Carter Family, Lucinda Williams, Janis Ian, Martin Luther King, Bertolt Brecht, Margaret Mead, Langston Hughes, W. E. B. DuBois, and Bob Dylan (under the pseudonym Blind Boy Grunt). Significantly, Folkways also included a vast repertoire of lesse...
The authors articulate the basic elements of two competing theories of aboriginal right. The first, a contingent rights approach, requires state action for the existence of aboriginal rights. This approach dominated early judicial... more
The authors articulate the basic elements of two competing theories of aboriginal right. The first, a contingent rights approach, requires state action for the existence of aboriginal rights. This approach dominated early judicial pronouncements on the nature of aboriginal rights. The second, an inherent rights approach, views aboriginal rights as inherent in the nature of aboriginality. This approach came to be embraced by the judiciary in cases addressing the nature of aboriginal legal interests prior to the passage of the Constitution Act, 1982. The authors then assess the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in R. v. Sparrow in light of these two competing theories. In Sparrow, the Court addressed the meaning of s. 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982 and, despite other laudable aspects of the judgment, relied on a contingent theory of aboriginal right and an unquestioned acceptance of Canadian sovereignty. The authors offer two alternative approaches to s. 35(1) based on the o...
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THOUGHTS ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS RECOGNIZING AN INHERENT ABORIGINAL RIGHT TO SELF-GOVERNMENT
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... | Ayuda. "Les structures élémentaires de la parenté" et la pensée politique occidentale. Autores: Michael Asch; Localización: Temps modernes, ISSN 0040-3075, Nº. 628, 2004 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Claude Lévi-Strauss) , pags.... more
... | Ayuda. "Les structures élémentaires de la parenté" et la pensée politique occidentale. Autores: Michael Asch; Localización: Temps modernes, ISSN 0040-3075, Nº. 628, 2004 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Claude Lévi-Strauss) , pags. 201-231. ...
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Résumé L'État canadien se présente comme tolérant, anti-colonial et auto-critique. Cependant, la justification légale de la Couronne pour acquérir souveraineté et juridiction sur les Peuples autochtones et leurs terres s'appuie... more
Résumé L'État canadien se présente comme tolérant, anti-colonial et auto-critique. Cependant, la justification légale de la Couronne pour acquérir souveraineté et juridiction sur les Peuples autochtones et leurs terres s'appuie sur la doctrine coloniale de la terra nullius qui est fondée sur le postulat que les peuples indigènes étaient inférieurs au point de permettre à la Couronne de présumer que leurs terres étaient inoccupées. L'article analyse comment la doctrine de la terra nullius a fini par s'appliquer en droit canadien et ses limites en tant que proposition acceptable dans la contemporanéité. Dans un second temps, il évalue des alternatives proposées dans des milieux variés pour déterminer si la conceptualisation et la mise en œuvre d'une relation politique et légale entre les Premières nations et le Canada qui serait post-coloniale dans sa perspective et pratique, est possible.
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AR Radcliffe-Brown, unlike many of his contemporaries, 1 did not thrust himself into the political controversies of his day. Perhaps as a result, the picture that emerges is that he dedicated his energies to the development of the... more
AR Radcliffe-Brown, unlike many of his contemporaries, 1 did not thrust himself into the political controversies of his day. Perhaps as a result, the picture that emerges is that he dedicated his energies to the development of the discipline, limiting his insertion into the larger political ...
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Page 1. STEPS TOWARD THE ANALYSIS OF ATHAPASKAN SOCIAL ORGANIZATION MICHAEL I. ASCH ABSTRACT This article is intended to provide a caution to those who would extrapolate aboriginal Athapaskan social organization from data available today.... more
Page 1. STEPS TOWARD THE ANALYSIS OF ATHAPASKAN SOCIAL ORGANIZATION MICHAEL I. ASCH ABSTRACT This article is intended to provide a caution to those who would extrapolate aboriginal Athapaskan social organization from data available today. ...
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... | Ayuda. "Les structures élémentaires de la parenté" et la pensée politique occidentale. Autores: Michael Asch; Localización: Temps modernes, ISSN 0040-3075, Nº. 628, 2004 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Claude Lévi-Strauss) , pags.... more
... | Ayuda. "Les structures élémentaires de la parenté" et la pensée politique occidentale. Autores: Michael Asch; Localización: Temps modernes, ISSN 0040-3075, Nº. 628, 2004 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Claude Lévi-Strauss) , pags. 201-231. ...
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... finding, a correlational analysis was undertaken to discover the degree of similarity and difference ... a single predominant musical style, at least with respect to tonal range, melodic form, and ... existed with respect to each... more
... finding, a correlational analysis was undertaken to discover the degree of similarity and difference ... a single predominant musical style, at least with respect to tonal range, melodic form, and ... existed with respect to each music sound feature which correlated against social context. ...
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This paper provides evidence that, notwithstanding the written text, Treaty 11 was a peace and friendship treaty rather than one in which the Dene surrendered ownership and jurisdiction of their lands to Canada, thereby indicating clearly... more
This paper provides evidence that, notwithstanding the written text, Treaty 11 was a peace and friendship treaty rather than one in which the Dene surrendered ownership and jurisdiction of their lands to Canada, thereby indicating clearly that oral understandings better reflect the terms of this Canadian treaty (and by implication others of the times) than written accounts do. It concludes by investigating the substantive implications of the finding that ownership and jurisdiction were not transferred on political relations between the Dene and Canada.
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Información del artículo More on the Return of the Native.
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The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research will continue its Institutional Development Grant (IDG) after its launch in 2008. The IDG is intended to strengthen (or to support the development of) anthropological doctoral... more
The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research will continue its Institutional Development Grant (IDG) after its launch in 2008. The IDG is intended to strengthen (or to support the development of) anthropological doctoral programs in countries where the discipline is ...
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Cet article concerne l'impact de la terminologie relative aux concepts et aux interets des groupes aborigenes telle qu'utilisee dans les conventions des revendications territoriales. Plus specifiquement, nous examinons si le mot... more
Cet article concerne l'impact de la terminologie relative aux concepts et aux interets des groupes aborigenes telle qu'utilisee dans les conventions des revendications territoriales. Plus specifiquement, nous examinons si le mot 'faune' decrit bien le concept que les ...
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2007b The Will to Improve: Governmentality, Development and the Practice of Politics. Durham: Duke Univer sity Press. McClure, Kirstie 1995 Taking Liberties in Foucault's Triangle: Sovereignty, Discipline, Governmentality, and the... more
2007b The Will to Improve: Governmentality, Development and the Practice of Politics. Durham: Duke Univer sity Press. McClure, Kirstie 1995 Taking Liberties in Foucault's Triangle: Sovereignty, Discipline, Governmentality, and the Subject of Rights. In Identities, ...
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AR Radcliffe-Brown, unlike many of his contemporaries, 1 did not thrust himself into the political controversies of his day. Perhaps as a result, the picture that emerges is that he dedicated his energies to the development of the... more
AR Radcliffe-Brown, unlike many of his contemporaries, 1 did not thrust himself into the political controversies of his day. Perhaps as a result, the picture that emerges is that he dedicated his energies to the development of the discipline, limiting his insertion into the larger political ...
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Page 1. STEPS TOWARD THE ANALYSIS OF ATHAPASKAN SOCIAL ORGANIZATION MICHAEL I. ASCH ABSTRACT This article is intended to provide a caution to those who would extrapolate aboriginal Athapaskan social organization from data available today.... more
Page 1. STEPS TOWARD THE ANALYSIS OF ATHAPASKAN SOCIAL ORGANIZATION MICHAEL I. ASCH ABSTRACT This article is intended to provide a caution to those who would extrapolate aboriginal Athapaskan social organization from data available today. ...
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Cet article concerne l'impact de la terminologie relative aux concepts et aux interets des groupes aborigenes telle qu'utilisee dans les conventions des revendications territoriales. Plus specifiquement, nous examinons si le mot... more
Cet article concerne l'impact de la terminologie relative aux concepts et aux interets des groupes aborigenes telle qu'utilisee dans les conventions des revendications territoriales. Plus specifiquement, nous examinons si le mot 'faune' decrit bien le concept que les ...
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Abstract: The discipline of anthropology has been undergoing a period of self-reflection and self-doubt. Current wisdom suggests that anthropologists do best when we act to provide context and space for the voices of others and eschew our... more
Abstract: The discipline of anthropology has been undergoing a period of self-reflection and self-doubt. Current wisdom suggests that anthropologists do best when we act to provide context and space for the voices of others and eschew our own voices and
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