ANT204H5 Lecture 9: ANT204 – Lecture 9
Document Summary
Simpson looks at the mohawk identity politically: anthropology mostly looks at indigenous practices, cultural differences rather than colonial context, simpson makes us look at colonial contest in north america, does this by engaging in political observations, insider outsider, simpson is from kahnawa:ke, one you start doing anthropological research on people then there is a barrier that is made, things shes encountered herself (moving across borders), interviews, media, political views, she speaks about kinship, space, race and gender. Iron workers: people working on high rising, bridges, etc: there is a mark on the community for mohawk iron working, memorial for 33 iron workers in 1977 working on victoria bridge that died, they usually help these people move up to upstate new york for iron work, simpson describes ocean liners and states moving through the space , cut through by st. lawrence seaway, language: it is a english dominant language 10% of the community speaks.
