Indigenous Notions of Ownership and Libraries, Archives and Museums

Camille Callison

ISBN 10: 3110362996 / ISBN 13: 9783110362992

Published by De Gruyter, DE, 2016

About this Item

Tangible and intangible forms of indigenous knowledges and cultural expressions are often found in libraries, archives or museums. Often the "legal" copyright is not held by the indigenous people's group from which the knowledge or cultural expression originates. Indigenous peoples regard unauthorized use of their cultural expressions as theft and believe that the true expression of that knowledge can only be sustained, transformed, and remain dynamic in its proper cultural context. Readers will begin to understand how to respect and preserve these ways of knowing while appreciating the cultural memory institutions' attempts to transfer the knowledges to the next generation.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Indigenous Notions of Ownership and Libraries, Archives and Museums
• Publisher: De Gruyter, DE
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110362996
• ISBN 13: 9783110362992
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.88W x 2.54H x 22.86D centimeters 15.88 centimeters width by 2.54 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
• Weight: 688 grams

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Synopsis

Tangible and intangible forms of indigenous knowledges and cultural expressions are often found in libraries, archives or museums. Often the "legal" copyright is not held by the indigenous people’s group from which the knowledge or cultural expression originates. Indigenous peoples regard unauthorized use of their cultural expressions as theft and believe that the true expression of that knowledge can only be sustained, transformed, and remain dynamic in its proper cultural context. Readers will begin to understand how to respect and preserve these ways of knowing while appreciating the cultural memory institutions’ attempts to transfer the knowledges to the next generation.

About the Author

Camille Callison, Winnipeg, Canada; Loriene Roy und Gretchen Alice LeCheminant, Austin, USA.