On this episode, Carlton has a solo interview with a leading figure in Indigenous Archaeologies - Dr. Joe Watkins. Dr. Watkins is a Citizen of the Choctaw Nation and has been an advocate for archaeological collaboration with Indigenous Communities throughout his career as an archaeologist. Carlton explores Dr. Watkins' career in Archaeology and the history and continued importance of Indigenous Archaeologies. If you have left a podcast review on iTunes or Spotify, please email us at (alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com) so we can get shipping information to send you a sticker. If you are listening to this episode on the "Archaeology Podcast Network All Shows Feed," please consider subscribing to the "A Life in Ruins Podcast" channel to support our show. Listening to and downloading our episodes on the A Life in Ruins channel helps our podcast grow. So please, subscribe to the A Life in Ruins Podcast, hosted by the Archaeology Podcast Network, on whichever platform you use to listen to us on the "All Shows Feed." Please support our show by following our channel. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/139 Links * Ancient History in the New World: Integrating Oral Traditions and the Archaeological Record in Deep Time by Roger C. Echo-Hawk [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-antiquity/article/abs/ancient-history-in-the-new-world-integrating-oral-traditions-and-the-archaeological-record-in-deep-time/12072E85021CA38FC35E66C5DCB69469] * Archaeology and Native North American Oral Traditions by Ronald J. Mason [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-antiquity/article/abs/archaeology-and-native-north-american-oral-traditions/D45F473D2B9E46A9B781E032EAAF0DA1] * Being and Becoming Indigenous Archaeologists by George Nicholas [https://www.routledge.com/Being-and-Becoming-Indigenous-Archaeologists/Nicholas/p/book/9781598744989] Literature Recommendations * Indigenous Archaeology: American Indian Values and Scientific Practice by Joe Watkins [https://www.amazon.com/Indigenous-Archaeology-American-Scientific-Archaeologies/dp/0742503291] * Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America's Culture by Chip Colwell [https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo21358784.html] * AT A CROSSROADS: ARCHAEOLOGY AND FIRST PEOPLES IN CANADA by George Nicholas & Thomas D. Andrews [https://archpress.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/archpress/catalog/book/42] * Hand Book of North American Indians Volume I **FREE** download [https://smithsonian.figshare.com/articles/book/Handbook_of_North_American_Indians_Volume_1_Introduction/21262173] * Anything by Sonya Atalay and Larry Zimmerman Guest Contact * Dr. Joe Watkins' Email: jwatkins@theaceconsultants.com Contact * Email: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com * Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast [https://www.instagram.com/alifeinruinspodcast] * Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast [https://www.facebook.com/alifeinruinspodcast] * Twitter: @alifeinruinspod [https://www.twitter.com/alifeinruinspod] * Website: www.alifeinruins.com [https://www.alifeinruins.com/] * Ruins on APN: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ruins