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The Ecological Indian: Myth and History

af Shepard III Krech

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The idea of the Native American living in perfect harmony with nature is one of the most cherished contemporary myths. But how truthful is this larger-than-life image? According to anthropologist Shepard Krech, the first humans in North America demonstrated all of the intelligence, self-interest, flexibility, and ability to make mistakes of human beings anywhere. As Nicholas Lemann put it in The New Yorker, "Krech is more than just a conventional-wisdom overturner; he has a serious larger point to make. . . . Concepts like ecology, waste, preservation, and even the natural (as distinct from human) world are entirely anachronistic when applied to Indians in the days before the European settlement of North America." "Offers a more complex portrait of Native American peoples, one that rejects mythologies, even those that both European and Native Americans might wish to embrace."--Washington Post… (mere)
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Was the Native North American mystically in tune with his environment and always aware of the implications of changing technology? Probably not, is the conclusion of this study. While not blind to managing the ecology they lived in, and quite capable of changing features and processes to try for long term sustainability, the Native population's footprint was sometimes just as damaging as that of the European settlers. So we should not assume an elven prescience as regards the land they lived in, says Mr. Krech. His book contains both pro and con arguments for the saintly image of these pre-and post Colmbians. It's an absorbing read. ( )
  DinadansFriend | Oct 13, 2013 |
Kiinnostava näkökulma aiheeseen, joskin antropologin kirjoittamana lähdeaineisto vaikuttaa melko selkeästi valikoidulta tukemaan kirjan teoriaa (so. myytti intiaanien elämäntavan ekologisuudesta ja sen epähistoriallinen keinotekoisuus). Suuri osa sisällöstä käsittelee intiaanien osuutta 1600-1800-lukujen metsästys-turkiskaupassa. Mutta miksi sitten käsitellä alussa kappaleen verran muinaista hohokam-kulttuuria, jonka yhteyksistä myöhempiin kulttuureihin ei ainakaan kirjoittajan mukaan ole mitään varmoja todisteita? Kokonaisuus tuntuu tämän vuoksi hieman epäyhtenäiseltä, samaten kuin loppukappaleen vuolaat kuvaukset nykypäivän intiaanien arvosteluna näiden halukkuudesta myydä maa-alueena epäekologisen teollisuuden käyttöön(lue: turmelemiseen) ja syytökset näennäis"ekologisista" menneisyyden ihannekuvista. Toisaalta toteaa kyllä alkuperäiskansojen metsästys- ja luontosuhteen rakentuneen uskonnollisesti kokonaan toisenlaisen maailmankuvan puitteissa. kolme tähteä. ( )
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The idea of the Native American living in perfect harmony with nature is one of the most cherished contemporary myths. But how truthful is this larger-than-life image? According to anthropologist Shepard Krech, the first humans in North America demonstrated all of the intelligence, self-interest, flexibility, and ability to make mistakes of human beings anywhere. As Nicholas Lemann put it in The New Yorker, "Krech is more than just a conventional-wisdom overturner; he has a serious larger point to make. . . . Concepts like ecology, waste, preservation, and even the natural (as distinct from human) world are entirely anachronistic when applied to Indians in the days before the European settlement of North America." "Offers a more complex portrait of Native American peoples, one that rejects mythologies, even those that both European and Native Americans might wish to embrace."--Washington Post

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