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First Nations cultural heritage and law : case studies, voices, and perspectives
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- ISBN: 0774814624
- ISBN: 9780774814621 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0774814616
- ISBN: 9780774814614
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Physical Description:
xv, 521 pages ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Machine generated contents note: Preface: Respect for Elder Knowledge / Eric McLay / Arvid Charlie / Dorothy First Rider / Frank Weasel Head / Lea Joe / Luschiim -- Introduction, Methodology, and Thematic Overview / Catherine Bell / Val Napoleon -- Pt. 1 Our Voices, Our Culture -- 1. Recovering from Colonization: Perspectives of Community Members on Protection and Repatriation of Kwakwaka'wakw Cultural Heritage / The U'mista Cultural Society / The 'Namgis Nation / Catherine Bell / Heather Raven / Heather McCuaig / Andrea Sanborn -- 2. Law Is Opened: The Constitutional Role of Tangible and Intangible Property in Gitanyow / Val Napoleon / Katie Ludwig / Richard Ovetstall -- 3. Northwest Coast Adawx Study / Susan Marsden -- 4. 'A'lhut tu tet Sul'hweentst [Respecting the Ancestors]: Understanding Hul'qumi'num Heritage Laws and Concerns for the Protection of Archaeological Heritage / Brian Thorn / George Nicholas / Eric McLay / Kelly Bannister / Lea Joe -- 5. Repatriation and Heritage Protection: Reflections on the Kalnai Experience / Graham Statt / Catherine Bell / The Mookakin Cultural Society -- 6. Poomakstn: Skinnipiikani-Nitsiitapil Law, Transfers, and Making Relatives: Practices and Principles for Cultural Protection, Repatriation, Redress, and Heritage Law Making with Canada / The Knut-sum-atak Society / Reg Crowshoe / Brian Noble -- 7. Protection and Repatriation of Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Cultural Resources: Perspectives of Community Members / The Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Traditional Elders Working Group / Heather McCuaig / Catherine Bell / The Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Tribal Council -- Pt. 2 Experiences across the Nation -- 8. First Nations Cultural Heritage: A Selected Survey of Issues and Initiatives / Emily Snyder / Catherine Bell / Graham Statt / Michael Solowan / Allyson Jeffs -- Pt. 3 Reflections on Selected Themes -- 9. Canadian Aboriginal Languages and the Protection of Cultural Heritage / Marianne Ignace / Ron Ignace -- 10. Canada's Policy of Cultural Colonization: Indian Residential Schools and the Indian Act / Michael Solowan / Allyson Jeffs / Dale Cunningham -- 11. Owning as Belonging/Owning as Property: The Crisis of Power and Respect in First Nations Heritage Transactions with Canada / Brian Noble -- Concluding Thoughts and Unanswered Questions / Val Napoleon -- Appendix. Standard Question Set. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Lansdowne Library | E 78 C2 F544 2008 (Text) | 26040002916357 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Choice Reviews : Choice Reviews 2009 April
Globally, indigenous people have sought repatriation of their cultural heritage and protection and control over their cultural resources. These are both tangible and intangible, and include spiritual sites, songs and stories, language itself, burial grounds, and ancestral remains. In the Western legal context, such resources are commodified and can be owned. As this volume points out, this practice conflicts with the indigenous concept of "owning as belonging," which emphasizes "transactions that strengthen relationships of respect and responsibility between people and what they regard as their cultural property." This study is a collaborative effort between scholars of the law, anthropology, archaeology, and First Nations (aboriginal peoples) in British Columbia and Alberta. Seven case studies treat indigenous concepts, the legal regime, and negotiations on cultural property between First Nations and Canadian governments. One essay surveys protection experiences nationally. Three chapters focus on aboriginal language, schooling, and heritage transactions. An important dimension of the book is presentation of data collected in discussion circles and from interviews with elders, ceremonial participants, spiritual leaders, and community members. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. Copyright 2009 American Library Association.
