Reviews of "Where the Wind Blows Us" in Arctic, British Journal of Canadian Studies and American Antiquity

Natasha Lyons' book "Where the Wind Blows Us: Practicing Critical Community Archaeology in the Canadian North" has been positively reviewed thus far in Arctic (by Chris Hanks), American Antiquity (by Thomas Andrews), and in the British Journal of Canadian Studies (by Allison Brown). Hanks says "the author has demonstrated the effectiveness of uniting critical practice with community-based archaeology to create a pragmatic approach to encompassing alternative interpretations of history as an essential element of empowering Inuvialuit interpretation of their own past. In the process she has demonstrated the value of critical theory as a cross-cultural tool with larger applications. This book will be of interest not only to archaeologists and ethnologists in the Arctic, but also to those involved in community development and the process of decolonization, where there is the need to build consensus out of distrust, in other parts of the world." Andrews concludes "Where the Wind Blows Us makes a significant contribution to the growing literature focused on the practice of collaborative, community-based archaeology. Most importantly, the book demonstrates that contemporary archaeological practice reaches well beyond the excavation unit bringing archaeologists into collaborative encounters in elders' homes, indigenous government boardrooms, schoolrooms, and museum storage facilities. The book provides an informative and engaging examination of research practices that are becoming more prevalent in settings where indigenous societies have been marginalized by settler states and will be a welcome addition to archaeological research libraries concerned with these issues." Many thanks to these archaeologists and others who have received Natasha's book so well.