Museums, Heritage and Indigenous Voice - Decolonizing Engagement (Hardcover)

Current discourse on Indigenous engagement in museum studies is often dominated by curatorial and academic perspectives, in which community voice, viewpoints, and reflections on their collaborations can be under-represented. This book provides a unique look at Indigenous perspectives on museum community engagement and the process of self-representation, specifically how the First Nations Elders of the Blackfoot Confederacy have worked with museums and heritage sites in Alberta, Canada, to represent their own culture and history. Situated in a post-colonial context, the case-study sites are places of contention, a politicized environment that highlights commonly hidden issues and naturalized inequalities built into current approaches to community engagement. Data from participant observation, archives, and in-depth interviewing with participants brings Blackfoot community voice into the text and provides an alternative understanding of self and cross-cultural representation. Focusing on the experiences of museum professionals and Blackfoot Elders who have worked with a number of museums and heritage sites, Indigenous Voices in Cultural Institutions unpicks the power and politics of engagement on a micro level and how it can be applied more broadly, by exposing the limits and challenges of cross-cultural engagement and community self-representation. The result is a volume that provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the nuances of self-representation and decolonization.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Museum Studies
Release date:	July 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Bryony Onciul
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	282
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-78111-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-78111-8
Barcode:	9781138781115

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