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Joe Edward Watkins (Fig. 1) is an American archaeologist and anthropologist and a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He is currently the Director of Native American Studies at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he teaches courses on indigenous archaeology, tribal historic preservation, and contemporary issues in Native American studies. Watkins received his B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma and both his M.A. (1977) and Ph.D. (1997) from Southern Methodist University. After completing his M.A. degree, he held the position of Archaeologist/Native American Specialist for the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service of the US Department of the Interior, in Atlanta (1978–1980). This led to several years running his own CRM company, American Indian Cultural Associates, in Oklahoma. Following that he served as Archaeologist/Environmental Coordinator for the Branch of Land Operations, United States Department of the Interior,...
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Watkins, J.E. 2000.Indigenous archaeology: American Indian values and scientific practice. Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press.
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Ellick, C.J. & J.E. Watkins. 2011. The anthropology graduate’s guide: from student to a career. Walnut Creek: Left Coast Press.
Watkins, J.E. 2003. Beyond the margin: American Indians, First Nations, and archaeology in North America. American Antiquity 68(2): 273-285.
- 2004. Becoming American or becoming Indian? NAGPRA, Kennewick, and cultural affiliation. Journal of Social Archaeology 4(1): 60-80.
- 2005a. The politics of American archaeology: cultural resources, cultural affiliation and Kennewick, in C. Smith & M. Wobst (ed.) Indigenous peoples and archaeology: decolonizing theory and practice: 189-203. London: Routledge Press.
- 2005b. Through wary eyes: indigenous perspectives on archaeology. Annual Review of Anthropology 34: 429-449.
- 2006. Writing unwritten history, in K.D. Vitelli & C. Colwell-Chanthaphonh (ed.) Archaeological ethics: 225-234, 2nd edn. Lanham: AltaMira Press.
- 2010a. Wake up! Repatriation is not the only indigenous issue in archaeology!, in C. Phillips & H. Allen (ed.) Bridging the divide: indigenous communities and archaeology into the 21 st century: 49-60. Walnut Creek: Left Coast Press.
- 2010b. Becoming one of “them”, in G.P. Nicholas (ed.) Being and becoming indigenous archaeologists: 321-326. Walnut Creek: Left Coast Press.
Watkins, J.E. & T.J. Ferguson. 2005. Working with and working for indigenous communities, in H.D.G. Maschner & C. Chippendale (ed.) Handbook of archaeological methods: 1371-1405. Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press.
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Nicholas, G.P. (2014). Watkins, Joe (Theory). In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_39
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