Interview with Laura Jones
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Laura Jones, Executive Director of Heritage Services and University Archaeologist for Stanford University, speaks about her family background, her decision to attend UC San Diego as an undergraduate, and the circumstances that led her to Stanford for graduate study in anthropology. She recalls how encountering a Native burial site during an excavation led her to meet Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Chairwoman Rosemary Cambra, and how she later worked with the tribe to convince the Stanford Anthropology Collections Committee and the university to allow Indigenous descendants to determine the disposition of their ancestral dead. She describes how her advocacy for the repatriation of Native remains initially negatively impacted her career, but eventually led to her job as Stanford’s archaeologist. She reflects on how her experience with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe has shaped her approach to archaeology, her work with the Serra Renaming Committee, and her vision for the relationship between campus archeology and the Native communities at Stanford in the next fifty years.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text |
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| Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | August 26, 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Jones, Laura | |
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| Creator | Jones, Laura | |
| Interviewer | Marum, Caelin | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Stanford University. Archaeology Collections |
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| Subject | Indians of North America |
| Subject | Muwekma Ohlone Tribe |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/jg500dh9200 |
| Location | SC1582 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Native American Alumni Oral Histories
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