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We Are Coming Home : Repatriation and the Restoration of Blackfoot Cultural Confidence by Gerald T. Conaty (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherAthabasca University Press

ISBN-101771990171

ISBN-139781771990172

eBay Product ID (ePID)8038405828

Product Key Features

Book TitleWe Are Coming Home : Repatriation and the Restoration of Blackfoot Cultural Confidence

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicArchaeology, Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Museum Studies, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies

Publication Year2014

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Political Science, Social Science

AuthorGerald T. Conaty

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight16.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2015-376252

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal971.23004/97352

Table Of ContentList of Tables and Figures vii Acknowledgements ix Prologue Robert R. Janes Beginnings Gerald T. Conaty 1. The Development of Museums and Their Effects on First Nations Gerald T. Conaty 2. Niitsitapiisinni: Our Way of Life Gerald T. Conaty 3. Repatriation Among the Piikani Allan Pard 4. Reviving Traditions Jerry Potts 5. Repatriation Experiences of the Kainai Frank Weasel Head 6. Bringing Back Iitskinaiksi at Siksika Herman Yellow Old Woman 7. Reviving Our Ways at Siksika Chris McHugh 8. Moving Toward Repatriation John W. Ives 9. The Blackfoot Repatriation: A Personal Epilogue Robert R. Janes 10. Moving Forward Gerald T. Conaty List of Contributors Index

Synopsis"We Are Coming Home " is the story of the highly complex process of repatriation as described by those intimately involved in the work, notably the Piikuni, Siksika, and Kainai elders who provided essential oversight and guidance. We also hear from the Glenbow Museum's president and CEO at the time and from an archaeologist then employed at the Provincial Museum of Alberta who provides an insider's view of the drafting of FNSCORA. These accounts are framed by Conaty's reflections on the impact of museums on First Nations, on the history and culture of the Niitsitapi, or Blackfoot, and on the path forward. With Conaty's passing in August of 2013, this book is also a tribute to his enduring relationships with the Blackfoot, to his rich and exemplary career, and to his commitment to innovation and mindful museum practice., In 1990, the Glenbow Museum took its first tentative steps toward repatriation by returning sacred objects to First Nations' peoples. These efforts drew harsh criticism from members of the provincial government. Was it not the museum's primary legal, ethical, and fiduciary responsibility to ensure the physical preservation of its collections? Undaunted by such criticism, more than fifty medicine bundles were returned to Blackfoot and Cree communities between the years of 1990 and 2000, at which time the First Nations Sacred Ceremonial Objects Repatriation Act (FNSCORA) -- still the only repatriation legislation in Canada -- was passed."We Are Coming Home " is the story of the highly complex process of repatriation as described by those intimately involved in the work, notably the Piikuni, Siksika, and Kainai elders who provided essential oversight and guidance and Gerald Conaty, senior curator at the museum., "We Are Coming Home!" is the story of thehighly complex process of repatriation as described by those intimatelyinvolved in the work, notably the Piikuni, Siksika, and Kainai elderswho provided essential oversight and guidance. We also hear from theGlenbow Museum's president and CEO at the time and from anarchaeologist then employed at the Provincial Museum of Alberta whoprovides an insider's view of the drafting of FNSCORA. Theseaccounts are framed by Conaty's reflections on the impact ofmuseums on First Nations, on the history and culture of the Niitsitapi,or Blackfoot, and on the path forward. With Conaty's passing inAugust of 2013, this book is also a tribute to his enduringrelationships with the Blackfoot, to his rich and exemplary career, andto his commitment to innovation and mindful museum practice., The story of the highly complex process of of sacred objects to Aboriginal peoples from the Glenbow Museum.

LC Classification NumberE76.86.C34W33 2015