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

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

Cara Krmpotich, Laura Peers ; with the Haida Repatriation Committee and staff of the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum

UBC Press, c2013

  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 266-279

Includes index

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In September 2009, twenty-one members of the Haida Nation went to the Pitt Rivers Museum and the British Museum to work with several hundred heritage treasures. Featuring contributions from all the participants and a rich selection of illustrations, This Is Our Life details the remarkable story of the Haida Project - from the planning to the encounter 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 story of the understanding that grew between the Haida people and museum staff.

Table of Contents

Dramatis Personae: Participants in the Haida Project Preface 1 The Paths Bringing us Together 2 Preparations for the Visit 3 Moments of Encounter Why Go There? An Interlude / Ruth Gladstone-Davies 4 Reflecting on the Visit 5 Maintaining Relationships into the Future 6 Museums As They Are, and Museums As They Might Be Appendix Notes References Index

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