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    Anthropologist haviland scrudder Mekeel was a man before his time in many aspects. Biolsi argues that mekeels was flawed and a racist in some of his journals. He was a supporter of nonracism and basic rights of Natives and their land.

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    Anthropologist haviland scrudder Mekeel was a man before his time in many aspects. Biolsi argues that mekeels was flawed and a racist in some of his journals. He was a supporter of nonracism and basic rights of Natives and their land.

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    Anthropologist haviland scrudder Mekeel was a man before his time in many aspects. Biolsi argues that mekeels was flawed and a racist in some of his journals. He was a supporter of nonracism and basic rights of Natives and their land.

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    ProfessorMarieLo
    FRINQ:R&SJ
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    InthechapterTheAnthropologicalConstructionofIndiansbyThomasBiolsi,Biolsi
    writesaboutHavilandScudderMekeel,anAmericanIndianStudiesanthropologist.Biolsi
    arguesthatMekeelwasaflawedanthropologist,whowithimplicationwasracistinsomeofhis
    journals,denouncingtheworkthathesupposedlywasagainst.
    HavilandScudderMekeelwasamanbeforehistimeinmanyaspects,however,hewas
    still
    very
    muchsoamanofhistime.Mekeelslifeworkwassimple,tobringandprotectthe
    rightsofIndians[Natives]andtheirland,alongwithithewasasupporterofcoloredfreedom
    andbringinganendtoracism.WhenMekeelfirstbecameananthropologisthewentoutintothe
    fieldsofSouthDakotaandstudiedtheOglalaoftheWhiteClayDistrict.Beforehefoundhis
    destinationandtopicofstudyhevisitedmanyoftheotherreservoirsofotherNativetribes,this
    iswherehemethisfirstNativeAmericanandbegantokeepajournalofallofhisencounters.
    Mekeel,likemanyscientistsofhistime,stillsufferedfromthesameissuethatmany
    othermencarriedintheirresearchawhiteperspective.Inretrospect,eventhoughhewasa
    supporterofnonracismandbasicrightsofNatives,hestillhadaselfproclaimedideaofwhat
    wasprimitive(135)enough.Thisideacarriedthroughouthisjournal,hewenttothreedifferent
    landsandfinallychosealandthatwasthebeginningformationofthestereotypeofwhatatrue

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    Nativewas.Hefoundslightissuewiththeinbetweens(40)anddidn'tquiteunderstandthe
    mixculturalizationoftheseseeminglycompletelyprimitivepeople.
    Mekeelapproachedmuchofhisworkwithwhitesocietalprivilegeandexpectancyof
    whatIndiansweresupposedtoactandappeartobe.Inhisjournalkeepingsyouseeverymuch
    ofhisexperienceswiththeNativesasabecomingexperiencethathedidnotquiteunderstand.
    Although,anerrorwithinthoughtsandaninconsistencywithinwhathestoodforandwhathe
    mayhavethought,someofhisreflectionsarenottofarofffromwhatsocietywasprojectingat
    thetimes.
    ThroughoutMekeelsdocumentedjournalthereweremanyracist,misinformedviews
    thatcontradictedhislifework,thisisthemainargumentBiolsidrawsfrom.Biolsifinds
    incredibilitywithinhisworkbecauseofhislackofunderstandingforallNatives,eventhoughhe
    celebratesMekeelsworkinanunderstatedmanner.Althoughhisargumentisvalid,itisstill
    veryunsuccessfulinmanyaspects.Biolsievidencebecomesblurredandindirectinmany
    sections,becauseofhisapparentdislikeformuchofMekeelsinconsistenciesyethisrespectfor
    hisanthropologicalandintellectualcontributiontothefieldofstudyregardingIndians.
    Overall,thischapterfromBiolsisbook
    IndiansandAnthropologists:VineDeloria,Jr.,
    andtheCritiqueofAnthropology,
    isinterestinginreadandhasmanyvalidpointsregardingthe
    lifeworkandcontributionMekeelgavetothefieldofscience,yetitisverydifficulttoseethe
    supportinBiolsisargumentbecauseofhisalternatingviewsonMekeelsworkandideas.

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    WorkCited

    Biolsi,Thomas,andLarryJ.Zimmerman.
    IndiansandAnthropologists:VineDeloria,Jr.,and
    theCritiqueofAnthropology.
    Tucson:UniversityofArizonaPress,1997.Print.

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