This Is Our Life: Haida Material Heritage and Changing Museum Practice
This Is Our Life: Haida Material Heritage and Changing Museum Practice by Cara Krmpotich
English | 2013 | ISBN: 0774825405, 0774825413 | 304 pages | PDF | 3,7 MB
English | 2013 | ISBN: 0774825405, 0774825413 | 304 pages | PDF | 3,7 MB
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.