Cheyenne Action Anthropology--Doing Justice

Abstract (English)

Cheyenne action anthropology is the longest running project of its kind. The success of its duration comes from a long-standing tradition. Researchers work as students of the host population. The work is grounded in the cultural identity. The integrity of an action anthropologist is an essential sovereignty and self-determination. Cheyenne-Tsistsistas youth today carry the weight of over seven generations of transgenerational trauma that must be balanced with challenges not of their own choosing. Cheyenne action anthropology documented the old-timers, elders of the present youth, approaching reconciliation, repatriation, and reparations for centuries past. Cheyenne-Tsistsistas integrity, human dignity, and existence come from interconnectedness with ancestral lands guided by Cheyenne laws. The Cheyenne way allows for change and flexibility to adjust to divergence with ultimate regard for cultural integrity and preservation for the respective contemporary people as descendant relations and their worldview through generations in relation with nature.