Publications by Dr.Paulette Steeves
The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere
The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere is a re-claimed history of the deep past of Indigenous people in North and South America during the Paleolithic. Paulette F. C. Steeves mines evidence from archaeology sites and Paleolithic environments, landscapes, and mammalian and human migrations to make the case that people have been in the Western Hemisphere not only just prior to Clovis sites (10,200 years ago) but for more than 60,000 years, and likely more than 100,000 years.
Steeves discusses the political history of American anthropology to focus on why pre-Clovis sites have been dismissed by the field for nearly a century. She explores supporting evidence from genetics and linguistic anthropology regarding First Peoples and time frames of early migrations. Additionally, she highlights the work and struggles faced by a small yet vibrant group of American and European archaeologists who have excavated and reported on numerous pre-Clovis archaeology sites.
In this first book on Paleolithic archaeology of the Americas written from an Indigenous perspective, The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere includes Indigenous oral traditions, archaeological evidence, and a critical and decolonizing discussion of the development of archaeology in the Americas.
Editorial Reviews
“Writing in the vein of scholars such as Vine Deloria Jr., Paulette Steeves’ critique of the ‘Clovis-first’ model of peopling of the Americas both engages with and moves beyond current ideas about how and when people first came to these lands. The research presented in this book questions the ways archaeologists have traditionally constructed narratives of movement and arrival without considering Indigenous ways of knowing. This is an important and timely contribution to the field."
—Kisha Supernant (Métis)
(Associate professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta)
“Paulette Steeves de-centers Western power and authority over Indigenous thought, voice, inclusion, and history. The result is an act of healing that benefits both Indigenous people and academic scholarship.”
—Randall H. McGuire
(Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at SUNY Binghamton University)
“A timely analysis of the ethnocentric influences on past and present scientific inquiry and archaeological practice from the perspective of an Indigenous archaeologist. Steeves brings together a host of voices espousing the importance of contextual relationships in hypothesis development and archaeological analyses."
— Kathleen Holen
(Director of the Center for American Paleolithic Research)
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Upcoming Books
Steeves, P. (2025). Reclaiming Deep Human Histories of the Western Hemisphere: Archaeologists Who Braved Prejudice to Reveal the Evidence. Roman Littlefield Publishers.
Indigenous Cultural and Environmental Heritage: Social Action and Solidarity for Indigenous Rights. Authorship, Collected Edition. Lead/First Editor. Paulette Steeves Algoma University Co-editor. Ranjan Data. Currently under review University of Arizona Press.
Book Chapters
Steeves, Paulette. (2024). Pyroepistomology: Re-Claiming and Reciprocity. In Indigenous Voices: Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge. S. Hatfield ed. Oregon State University Press.
Steeves, P. (2024). Round Dancing and Counting Coup in Academic Circles with Vine Deloria, Jr. In David, Wilkins (Ed) A Tribute to Vine Deloria,. The University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NB.
Steeves, P. (2024). My Indian Name is Pyroepistomology: Fire is a Cleansing Path. In George Nicholas & Joe Watkins (Eds), Being and Becoming an Indigenous Archaeologist 2ND Edition, Indigenous Archaeologies Series, Routledge.
Steeves, P. (2023). Listening to the Land: Honoring Ancestors. In Kahente Horn-Miller & Margaret Kress (Eds), Teaching and Learning through Place, People and Practices: A Global Intersection of Righting Relations in Indigenous Land-Based Education. Canadian Scholars’/Women’s Press.
Steeves, Paulette. (2022). We Have Always Been Here; Reclaiming and Rewriting Indigenous Histories of Turtle Island. In, Being Legendary: Kent Monkman at the Royal Ontario Museum. Art Institute Canada, Massey College.
Steeves, P (2021). Singing to Ancestors Respecting and Re-telling Stories Woven Through Ancient Ancestral Lands. In A. McGrath & Russell, (Eds). Companion to Indigenous Global History. Routledge.
Steeves, P. (2020). Our Earliest Ancestors: Human and Non-Human Primates of North America. In Martin Porr & Jacqueline Matthews (Eds.), Interrogating Human Origins. Decolonization and the Deep Past. New York, NY: Routledge.
Articles
Steeves, Paulette. "Incomplete Indigenous landscapes." Science 374, no. 6570 (2021): 945-945.
Steeves, P. (2024). Reclaiming and Rewriting Indigenous Histories Weaving Paths to Healing and Reconciliation. In Indigeneity History and Historical Analysis, A special issue of Social Science History.
Steeves, P. (2020). Re-Claiming and Re-Writing the Past Through Indigenous Voices and Worldviews. Journal of American Archaeology.
Steeves, P. (2020). Indigenous Methodologies in Archaeology. Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology 2Nd edition. (Ed.), Claire Smith. Springer, New York. On-line 2019.
Steeves, P. (2020). The La Sena Site (18,440 ± 90 14 C yr BP): A Pre-Clovis site in South West Nebraska. Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology 2Nd edition. (Ed.), Claire Smith. Springer, New York. On-line 2019.
Steeves, P. (2020). Deloria, Jr., Vine. Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology 2nd edition. (Ed.), Claire Smith. Springer, New York.
Steeves, P. (2020). Mesa Verde Geography and Culture. Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology 2nd edition. (Ed.), Claire Smith. Springer, New York.
Steeves, P. (2020). Clovis and Folsom, Indigenous occupation prior to. Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology 2nd edition. (Ed.), Claire Smith. Springer, New York.
Steeves, Paulette. (2018). “Indigeneity.” In Oxford Bibliographies in Anthropology. Ed. John Jackson. New York: Oxford University Press. Oxford Online.
Steeves, P. (2017). Unpacking Neoliberal Archaeological Control of Ancient Indigenous Heritage. Archaeologies, 13(1), 48-65.
Steeves, P. (2015). Decolonizing the Past and Present of the Western Hemisphere (The Americas). Archaeologies, 11(1), 42-69.
Steeves, P. (2015). Academia, Archaeology, CRM, and Tribal Historic Preservation. Archaeologies, 11(1), 121-141.
Steeves, P. (2014). Deloria, Jr., Vine. Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, (pp. 2091- 2093). Springer, New York.
Steeves, P. (2014). Mesa Verde Geography and Culture. Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, (pp. 4776-4780). Springer, New York.
Steeves, P. (2014). Clovis and Folsom, Indigenous occupation prior to. Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology (pp. 1508- 1513). Springer, New York.