Title: Two Zuni Artists: a tale of academic freedom gone too far
Product review: This book is at best a good account of Zuni arts and at worst a sensationalized account of crazy events in Zuni.My major beef with this book is that while making the names of "Helen" and others in the account fictional, the author published photographs of "Helen's" actual children and family members. In a small community, one would only need to be vaguely familiar with the story and would know who the authors were talking about. When there are photographs, there is no doubt who the authors are referring to. This breach of academic responsibility has become the hallmark of anthropology in Native communities. This book is one more reason why anthros, Keith and Kathy Cunningham included, are extremely dis-liked in Indigenous communities.
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