Museums Archaeologists And Indigenous People

Author : Alison K. Brown,Laura Peers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781134463787

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Museums and Source Communities by Alison K. Brown,Laura Peers Pdf

This volume combines some of the most influential published research in this emerging field with newly commissioned essays on the issues, problems and lessons involved in collaborating museums and source communities. Focusing on museums in the UK, North America and the Pacific, the book highlights three areas which demonstrate the new developments most clearly: the museum as field site or 'contact zone' - a place which source community members enter for purposes of consultation and collaboration visual repatriation - the use of photography to return images of ancestors, historical moments and material heritage to source communities exhibition case studies - these are discussed to reveal the implications of cross-cultural and collaborative research for museums, and how such projects have challenged established attitudes and practices. As the first overview of its kind, this collection will be essential reading for museum staff working with source communities, for community members involved with museum programmes, and for students and academics in museum studies and social anthropology.

Author : B. L. Molyneaux,P. G. Stone
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134865109

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The Presented Past by B. L. Molyneaux,P. G. Stone Pdf

The Presented Past is concerned with the differences between the comparatively static, well-understood way in which the past is presented in schools, museums and at historic sites compared to the approaches currently being explored in contemporary archaeology. It challenges the all-too-frequent representation of the past as something finished, understood and objective, rather than something that is `constructed' and therefore open to co-existing interpretations and constant re-interpretation. Central to the book is the belief that the presentation of the past in school curricula and in museum and site interpretations will benefit from a greater use of non-documentary sources derived from archaeological study and oral histories. The book suggests that a view of the past incorporating a larger body of evidence and a wider variety of understanding will help to invigorate the way history is taught. The Presented Past will be of interest to teachers, archaeologists, cultural resource managers, in fact anyone who is concerned with how the past is presented.

Author : George P. Nicholas,Thomas D. Andrews
Publisher : Burnaby, B.C. : Archaeology Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015048852407

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At a Crossroads by George P. Nicholas,Thomas D. Andrews Pdf

Author : George Nicholas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315433110

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Being and Becoming Indigenous Archaeologists by George Nicholas Pdf

What does being an archaeologist mean to Indigenous persons? How and why do some become archaeologists? What has led them down a path to what some in their communities have labeled a colonialist venture? What were are the challenges they have faced, and the motivations that have allowed them to succeed? How have they managed to balance traditional values and worldview with Western modes of inquiry? And how are their contributions broadening the scope of archaeology? Indigenous archaeologists have the often awkward role of trying to serves as spokespeople both for their home community and for the scientific community of archaeologists. This volume tells the stories—in their own words-- of 37 indigenous archaeologists from six continents, how they became archaeologists, and how their dual role affects their relationships with their community and their professional colleagues. Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress

Author : Pamela Ifeoma Eze-Uzomaka
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports (Oxford) Limited
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X006111628

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Museums, Archaeologists and Indigenous People by Pamela Ifeoma Eze-Uzomaka Pdf

The main aim of this study is to examine the methods through which the managers of Nigeria's past have presented the country's heritage to the Nigerian public, how effectively this has been done, and how the current situation can be improved by 'marketing' archaeology to the public. The book's nine sections cover an examination of those institutions responsible for Nigeria's past, an ethnohistory of the Igbo, a review of the archaeological discoveries, conclusions and suggestions. The main aim of this study is to examine the methods through which the managers of Nigeria's past have presented the country's heritage to the Nigerian public, how effectively this has been done, and how the current situation can be improved by 'marketing' archaeology to the public. The book's nine sections cover an examination of those institutions responsible for Nigeria's past, an ethnohistory of the Igbo, a review of the archaeological discoveries, conclusions and suggestions.

Author : Mille Gabriel,Jens Dahl
Publisher : IWGIA
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788791563454

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Utimut by Mille Gabriel,Jens Dahl Pdf

This book identifies a need to move beyond discussions of ownership, power and control in favour of exploring new kinds of partnerships between museums and the peoples or countries of origin, partnerships based on equitability and reconciliation.

Author : Miriam Clavir
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780774852500

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Preserving What Is Valued by Miriam Clavir Pdf

Preserving What Is Valued explores the concept of preserving heritage. It presents the conservation profession's code of ethics and discusses four significant contexts embedded in museum conservation practice: science, professionalization, museum practice, and the relationship between museums and First Nations peoples. Museum practice regarding handling and preservation of objects has been largely taken as a given, and it can be difficult to see how these activities are politicized. Clavir argues that museum practices are historically grounded and represent values that are not necessarily held by the originators of the objects. She first focuses on conservation and explains the principles and methods conservators practise. She then discusses First Nations people's perspectives on preservation, quoting extensively from interviews done throughout British Columbia, and comparing the British Columbia situation with that in New Zealand. In the face of cultural repatriation issues, museums are attempting to become more culturally sensitive to the original owners of objects, forming new understandings of the "right ways" of storage and handling of materials. Miriam Clavir's work is important for museum professionals, conservators, those working with First Nations collections in auction houses and galleries, as well as students of sociology and anthropology.

Author : World Archaeological Congress (Organization). Indigenous Inter-Congress
Publisher : Left Coast Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781598743920

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Bridging the Divide by World Archaeological Congress (Organization). Indigenous Inter-Congress Pdf

The collected essays in this volume address contemporary issues regarding the relationship between Indigenous groups and archaeologists, including the challenges of dialogue, colonialism, the difficulties of working within legislative and institutional frameworks, and NAGPRA and similar legislation. The disciplines of archaeology and cultural heritage management are international in scope and many countries continue to experience the impact of colonialism. In response to these common experiences, both archaeology and indigenous political movements involve international networks through which information quickly moves around the globe. This volume reflects these dynamic dialectics between the past and the present and between the international and the local, demonstrating that archaeology is a historical science always linked to contemporary cultural concerns.

Author : Carolyne R. Larson
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780271073170

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Our Indigenous Ancestors by Carolyne R. Larson Pdf

Our Indigenous Ancestors complicates the history of the erasure of native cultures and the perceived domination of white, European heritage in Argentina through a study of anthropology museums in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Carolyne Larson demonstrates how scientists, collectors, the press, and the public engaged with Argentina’s native American artifacts and remains (and sometimes living peoples) in the process of constructing an “authentic” national heritage. She explores the founding and functioning of three museums in Argentina, as well as the origins and consolidation of Argentine archaeology and the professional lives of a handful of dynamic curators and archaeologists, using these institutions and individuals as a window onto nation building, modernization, urban-rural tensions, and problems of race and ethnicity in turn-of-the-century Argentina. Museums and archaeology, she argues, allowed Argentine elites to build a modern national identity distinct from the country’s indigenous past, even as it rested on a celebrated, extinct version of that past. As Larson shows, contrary to widespread belief, elements of Argentina’s native American past were reshaped and integrated into the construction of Argentine national identity as white and European at the turn of the century. Our Indigenous Ancestors provides a unique look at the folklore movement, nation building, science, institutional change, and the divide between elite, scientific, and popular culture in Argentina and the Americas at a time of rapid, sweeping changes in Latin American culture and society.

Author : Cristóbal Gnecco,Patricia Ayala
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315426648

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Indigenous Peoples and Archaeology in Latin America by Cristóbal Gnecco,Patricia Ayala Pdf

This book is the first to describe indigenous archaeology in Latin America for an English speaking audience. Eighteen chapters primarily by Latin American scholars describe relations between indigenous peoples and archaeology in the frame of national histories and examine the emergence of the native interest in their heritage. Relationships between archaeology and native communities are ambivalent: sometimes an escalating battleground, sometimes a promising site of intercultural encounters. The global trend of indigenous empowerment today has renewed interest in history, making it a tool of cultural meaning and political legitimacy. This book deals with the topic with a raw forthrightness not often demonstrated in writings about archaeology and indigenous peoples. Rather than being ‘politically correct,’ it attempts to transform rather than simply describe.

Author : Robin Skeates
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000784664

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Museums and Archaeology by Robin Skeates Pdf

Museums and Archaeology brings together a wide, but carefully chosen, selection of literature from around the world that connects museums and archaeology. Part of the successful Leicester Readers in Museum Studies series, it provides a combination of issue- and practice-based perspectives. As such, it is a volume not only for students and researchers from a range of disciplines interested in museum, gallery and heritage studies, including public archaeology and cultural resource management (CRM), but also the wide range of professionals and volunteers in the museum and heritage sector who work with archaeological collections. The volume’s balance of theory and practice and its thematic and geographical breadth is explored and explained in an extended introduction, which situates the readings in the context of the extensive literature on museum archaeology, highlighting the many tensions that exist between idealistic ‘principles’ and real-life ‘practice’ and the debates that surround these. In addition to this, section introductions and the seminal pieces themselves provide a comprehensive and contextualised resource on the interplay of museums and archaeology.

Author : Michelle A. Hamilton
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773537545

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Collections and Objections by Michelle A. Hamilton Pdf

A nuanced study of conflicts over possession of Aboriginal artifacts.

Author : Thomas John Ferguson
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0759110549

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Collaboration in Archaeological Practice by Thomas John Ferguson Pdf

In Collaboration in Archaeological Practice, prominent archaeologists reflect on their experiences collaborating with descendant communities (peoples whose ancestors are the subject of archaeological research). They offer philosophical and practical advice on how to improve the practice of archaeology by actively involving native peoples and other interested groups in research.

Author : Tamara Bray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136543593

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The Future of the Past by Tamara Bray Pdf

To date, the notion of repatriation has been formulated as a highly polarized debate with museums, archaeologists, and anthropologists on one side, and Native Americans on the other. This volume offers both a retrospective and a prospective look at the topic of repatriation. By juxtaposing the divergent views of native peoples, anthropologists, museum professionals, and members of the legal profession, it illustrates the complexity of the repatriation issue.

Author : Ian J. McNiven,Bruno David
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1169 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780190095611

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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous Australia and New Guinea by Ian J. McNiven,Bruno David Pdf

65,000 years ago, modern humans arrived in Australia, having navigated more than 100 km of sea crossing from southeast Asia. Since then, the large continental islands of Australia and New Guinea, together with smaller islands in between, have been connected by land bridges and severed again as sea levels fell and rose. Along with these fluctuations came changes in the terrestrial and marine environments of both land masses. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous Australia and New Guinea reviews and assembles the latest findings and ideas on the archaeology of the Australia-New Guinea region, the world's largest island-continent. In 42 new chapters written by 77 contributors, it presents and explores the archaeological evidence to weave stories of colonisation; megafaunal extinctions; Indigenous architecture; long-distance interactions, sometimes across the seas; eel-based aquaculture and the development of techniques for the mass-trapping of fish; occupation of the High Country, deserts, tropical swamplands and other, diverse land and waterscapes; and rock art and symbolic behaviour. Together with established researchers, a new generation of archaeologists present in this Handbook one, authoritative text where Australia-New Guinea archaeology now lies and where it is heading, promising to shape future directions for years to come.