Post processual archaeologies focus upon the cognitive or mental aspects of culture and in the process practitioners study past ways of thought often through the analysis of symbolic elements. In their article, "Copyrighting the Past? Emerging Intellectual Property Rights Issues in Archaeology" which appears in the edited course text Reading Archaeology: An Introduction (Muckle 2011), George P. Nicholas and Kelly P. Bannister explore cultural identity and the appropriation and commodification of symbolic aspects of identity. Anthroplogy 272 students are encouraged to check out a recent newspaper article which reports that Inuit throat singer, Tanya Tagaq, has been successful in convincing the Brooklyn indie band, Esquimeaux, to change its name to one that is more culturally sensitive. The debate over indigenous names used by many North American sports teams is also considered.
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-globe-and-mail-bc-edition/20170421/282252370408876
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