By Gerald T. Conaty
ISBN-10: 1771990171
ISBN-13: 9781771990172
In 1990, the Glenbow Museum took its first tentative steps towards repatriation by way of returning sacred gadgets to First international locations' peoples. those efforts drew harsh feedback from participants of the provincial govt. used to be it now not the museum's fundamental felony, moral, and fiduciary accountability to make sure the actual renovation of its collections? Undaunted via such feedback, greater than fifty medication bundles have been back to Blackfoot and Cree groups among the years of 1990 and 2000, at which era the 1st international locations Sacred Ceremonial items Repatriation Act (FNSCORA) ― nonetheless the one repatriation laws in Canada ― was once passed."We Are Coming Home!" is the tale of the hugely advanced strategy of repatriation as defined by way of these in detail all in favour of the paintings, particularly the Piikuni, Siksika, and Kainai elders who supplied crucial oversight and suggestions and Gerald Conaty, senior curator on the museum.
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28 Beginnings While repatriation is not normally considered to be a research project, it shares many characteristics with scholarly inquiries. First, the research question is formulated, usually regarding the legitimacy of a repatriation request. en, information is provided by a First Nation regarding its culture, history, and ceremonial practices. is is compared with information gathered by members of the museum staff as they examine museum records, archival fonds, and published material. e two sets of data are scrutinized and evaluated for accuracy and used to determine if the request should be approved by the museum.
DeMaille, Raymond J. 1993 “ ese Have No Ears”: Narrative and the Ethnohistoric Method. Ethnohistory 40(4): 515–538. Gable, Eric, Richard Handler, and Anna Lawson 1992 On the Uses of Relativism: Fact, Conjecture, and Black and White Histories at Colonial Williamsburg. American Ethnologist 19: 791–805. Harrison, Julia D. 2005 Shaping Collaboration: Considering Institutional Culture. Museum Management and Curatorship 20(3): 195–212. Karp, Ivan, and Steven D. Lavine (editors) 1991 Exhibiting Cultures: e Poetics and Politics of Museum Display.
Although the stories presented here are individual accounts, they reflect endeavours that were undertaken only a er a great deal of consultation and discussion among many people who are involved in ceremonies. e actions of one person were supported by many. Similarly, we began the project to record these stories only a er consulting with a number of people and gaining their support. In this way, the communal process was respected. Repatriation is important for many reasons, and its meaning to Blackfoot people has evolved over the years.
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