Protection of First Nations Cultural Heritage: Laws, Policy, and Reform (Law and Society Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0774814632 ISBN 13: 9780774814638

Publisher: UBC Press, 2008

Synopsis

Indigenous peoples world-wide seek greater control over tangible and intangible cultural heritage. In Canada, issues concerning repatriation and trade of material culture, heritage site protection, treatment of ancestral remains, and control over intangible heritage are governed by a complex and uncertain legal and policy environment.

A companion to First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law, this collection discusses key features of US and international law influencing Canada. Legal and extra-legal avenues for reform are examined, including ethics codes, research protocols, institutional policies, human rights law, and First Nation legal orders. The book examines the opportunities and limits of existing frameworks and questions whether a radical shift in legal and political relations is necessary for First Nations concerns to be meaningfully addressed.

About this title

About the Author

Catherine Bell is a professor of law at the University of Alberta. Robert K. Paterson is a professor of law at the University of British Columbia.

Review

Indigenous peoples around the world are seeking greater control over tangible and intangible cultural heritage. In Canada, issues concerning repatriation and trade of material culture, heritage site protection, treatment of ancestral remains, and control over intangible heritage are governed by a complex legal and policy environment.

This companion volume to First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law looks at the key features of Canadian, US, and international law influencing indigenous cultural heritage in Canada. Legal and extralegal avenues for reform are examined, including ethics codes, research protocols, institutional policies, human rights law, and First Nation legal orders. The book also discusses the opportunities and limits of existing frameworks and questions whether a radical shift in legal and political relations is necessary for First Nations concerns to be meaningfully addressed.

Edition details

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0774814632
• ISBN 13: 9780774814638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 464
• Editor: Bell Catherine