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This is our life : Haida material heritage and changing museum practice

Krmpotich, Cara Ann, 1978- author, Peers, Laura L. (Laura Lynn), author

Overview

\"In September 2009, twenty-one members of the Haida Nation came to Oxford and London to work with several hundred heritage treasures at the Pitt Rivers Museum and the British Museum. The encounter set a new course for the relationships between the custodians of these cultural artifacts and the indigenous people for whom the objects are a direct link to their past. Emotional and illuminating, tense and challenging, it was a transformative visit that none would soon forget. Featuring contributions from Haida people -- weavers, carvers, language speakers, youth, and Elders -- and museum staff -- curators, conservators, and collections management staff -- who participated in the project, and a rich selection of illustrations, This Is Our Life details the remarkable story of the Haida Project, from the planning to the visit itself and through the years that followed. A fascinating look at the meaning behind objects, the value of repatriation, and the impact of historical trajectories like colonialism, this is also a tender story of the understanding that grew between the Haida visitors and museum staff, as conflicting ideas about subjects as difficult as the repatriation of human remains and the white-gloved institutional approach to handling historical objects became a two-way dialogue.\" -- Publisher's website.

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Subject: Haida Indians Museums. / Haida Indians Material culture. / Museums and Indians Great Britain. / Cultural property Repatriation Great Britain. / Museum techniques Great Britain.
• ISBN: 9780774825405, 0774825405, 9780774825412, 0774825413

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E76.85.K75 2013	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE