Dec 01 2024 20 mins
Dr. Elizabeth Weiss is an anthropologist and the author of On The Warpath, an autobiography about her opposition to the reburial of Native American skeletal remains, her insistence that indigenous knowledge is not science but myth, and her fight against wokeism and political correctness in academia.
Timestamps:
01:24 Understanding Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
03:23 Controversies and Criticisms of NAGPRA
09:03 Impact on Teaching and Research
15:11 Progressive Motivations and Challenges
27:01 Repatriation and International Perspectives
34:46 Academic Conflicts and Cancel Culture
41:32 The Illusion of Email Privacy
42:08 Struggles with Access to Research Collections
44:14 The Viral Impact of 'Woman the Hunter'
45:15 Debating Neanderthal Gender Roles
57:59 Phil Rushton: A Controversial Figure
01:07:52 The Importance of Studying Human Remains
01:14:12 Favorite Books and Final Thoughts
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