Alex Wolfson
Research Subjects
Alex Wolfson has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Kathleen Van Vlack
Applied Indigenous Studies, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA
2 shared publications - Richard Stoffle
Applied Heritage and Resource Solutions and School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85718, USA
2 shared publications - Simon Larsson
Uppsala Universitet
2 shared publications - Steve Baumann
National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Experienced Services Program, National Park Service, Tucson, AZ 85730, USA
2 shared publications - Yoko Kugo
Center for Cross-Cultural Studies, Indigenous Studies Program, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
2 shared publications
Latest Publications
- Open Access
Name It and Its Yours: Toponym Disputes Between Native and Settler Colonials in North America
Humans tend to mark their presence and thus their lands by naming charismatic places such as mountains, canyons, rivers, and lakes. Toponyms is the term for marking places with names. In doing so, cultural groups claim the lands and the recognition of their presence through names in their language and behaviors reflecting their culture. When other cultures occupy these lands, they similarly mark them with their own place names, thus replacing earlier names and evidence of occupation. A conflict of toponyms occurs when one cultural group uses their power to maintain a superior attachment to the land. This chapter uses six toponym ethnographic studies to understand the origins of debates between Native American and settler colonial peoples in North American. Research findings from these studies define both the importance of toponyms to cultural groups and possible resolution of heritage conflicts. All studies have been reviewed and approved for public use for place interpretations, visitor education, and culturally appropriate management by funding agencies and participating Native American tribes and Pueblos.
Open AccessName It and Its Yours: Toponym Disputes Between Native and Settler Colonials in North America
Humans tend to mark their presence and thus their lands by naming charismatic places such as mountains, canyons, rivers, and lakes. Toponyms is the term for marking places with names. In doing so, cultural groups claim the lands and the recognition of their presence through names in their language and behaviors reflecting their culture. When other cultures occupy these lands, they similarly mark them with their own place names, thus replacing earlier names and evidence of occupation. A conflict of toponyms occurs when one cultural group uses their power to maintain a superior attachment to the land. This chapter uses six toponym ethnographic studies to understand the origins of debates between Native American and settler colonial peoples in North American. Research findings from these studies define both the importance of toponyms to cultural groups and possible resolution of heritage conflicts. All studies have been reviewed and approved for public use for place interpretations, visitor education, and culturally appropriate management by funding agencies and participating Native American tribes and Pueblos.
- Open Access
- 22 December 2025
- Published by MDPI AG in Preprints.org
Name It and Its Yours: Toponym Disputes Between Native and Settler Colonials in North America
Humans tend to mark their presence and thus their lands by naming charismatic places such as mountains, canyons, rivers, and lakes. Toponyms is the term for marking places with names. In doing so, cultural groups claim the lands and the recognition of their presence through names in their language and behaviors reflecting their culture. When other cultures occupy these lands, they similarly mark them with their own place names, thus replacing earlier names and evidence of occupation. A conflict of toponyms occurs when one cultural group uses their power to maintain a superior attachment to the land. This chapter uses six toponym ethnographic studies to understand the origins of debates between Native American and settler colonial peoples in North American. Research findings from these studies define both the importance of toponyms to cultural groups and possible resolution of heritage conflicts. All studies have been reviewed and approved for public use for place interpretations, visitor education, and culturally appropriate man-agement by funding agencies and participating Native American tribes and pueblos.
- 22 December 2025
- Published by MDPI AG in Preprints.org
Open AccessName It and Its Yours: Toponym Disputes Between Native and Settler Colonials in North America
Humans tend to mark their presence and thus their lands by naming charismatic places such as mountains, canyons, rivers, and lakes. Toponyms is the term for marking places with names. In doing so, cultural groups claim the lands and the recognition of their presence through names in their language and behaviors reflecting their culture. When other cultures occupy these lands, they similarly mark them with their own place names, thus replacing earlier names and evidence of occupation. A conflict of toponyms occurs when one cultural group uses their power to maintain a superior attachment to the land. This chapter uses six toponym ethnographic studies to understand the origins of debates between Native American and settler colonial peoples in North American. Research findings from these studies define both the importance of toponyms to cultural groups and possible resolution of heritage conflicts. All studies have been reviewed and approved for public use for place interpretations, visitor education, and culturally appropriate man-agement by funding agencies and participating Native American tribes and pueblos.