Franz Boas's attempts to document Native American cultures that were devastated by the westward expansion of settlers is called salvage ethnography and involves

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Salvage ethnography involves collecting material goods (such as artifacts, tools, clothing) as well as conducting interviews with Native Americans in an attempt to document their cultures before they disappear as a result of western expansion. However, it was later criticized for not involving collaboration with the Native American communities and for being a form of appropriation.

Franz Boas's Attempts to Document Native American Cultures That Were