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FIRST NATIONS CULTURAL HERITAGE AND LAW
CASE STUDIES, VOICES, AND PERSPECTIVES |
| By: |
Catherine Bell (Editor), Valerie Ruth Napoleon (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£29.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0774814624 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780774814621 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2009 |
| Series: |
Law and Society |
| Pages: |
544 |
| Description: |
Indigenous peoples around the world are seeking greater control over their cultural heritage. In Canada, issues of protection, appropriation, and repatriation have sometimes been addressed through negotiation. This work explores selected First Nations perspectives on cultural heritage and issues of reform within and beyond Western law. |
| Synopsis: |
Indigenous peoples around the world are seeking greater control overtangible and intangible cultural heritage. In Canada, issues concerningrepatriation and trade of material culture, heritage site protection,treatment of ancestral remains, and control over intangible heritageare governed by a complex legal and policy environment.First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law is the first oftwo interdisciplinary volumes exploring First Nations perspectives oncultural heritage and issues of reform within and beyond Western law.Written in plain language and in collaboration with First Nationpartners, it contains seven case studies featuring indigenous concepts,legal orders, and encounters with legislation and negotiations; anational review essay; three chapters reflecting on major themes; and aself-reflective critique on the challenges of collaborative andintercultural research. Although the volume draws on specific FirstNation experiences, it covers a wide range of topics of concern toInuit, Metis, and other indigenous peoples. |
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Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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