108p. Examining committee chair: Dr. Phaedra LivingstoneThe presence of American Indian materials in collections is an asset and a liability for museums, a dichotomy that is reflected in the collections management practices and interpretation within exhibitions. This project is a study on the development of institutional practices as a response to legal and ethical influences. The research primarily consists of a review of current relevant literature, personal interviews, and case studies on two institutions in the state of Oregon: The Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Eugene, and the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute and Museum in Pendleton. This paper offers a current perspective on these organizations and their unique collections an...
Museums are educational institutions that, historically, have often reflected dominant-culture biase...
The thesis focusses on sacred cultural heritage that was taken from indigenous communities during co...
This case study contributes to the history of collections access protocols by examining one reposito...
In the past, Native American objects vital to tradition and ritual were removed and\ud housed in mus...
This thesis examines the ways in which the Native American Graves Protection and\ud Repatriation Act...
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2017-06The purpose of this study was to describe the co...
For many indigenous groups, sensitive materials including human remains, funerary objects and sacred...
THE VAST MAJORITY of Native American objects in private and public collections are the legacy of the...
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2015This study focused on the process of returning held...
As a research based institution, the Smithsonian's involvement in the debate over the control of ind...
Museum exhibits about Indians almost always draw an enthusiastic audience, but how did the personal ...
honors thesisCollege of Social & Behavioral ScienceAnthropologyTaking a class about Native American ...
This thesis centers on research that was done during the months of May through June, 2002, with six ...
United States Law is unclear on the matter of ownership or control of American Indian literary and i...
Written in partial fulfillment of LIS580 LEA, Rare Books and Special Collections Librarianship. An e...
Museums are educational institutions that, historically, have often reflected dominant-culture biase...
The thesis focusses on sacred cultural heritage that was taken from indigenous communities during co...
This case study contributes to the history of collections access protocols by examining one reposito...
In the past, Native American objects vital to tradition and ritual were removed and\ud housed in mus...
This thesis examines the ways in which the Native American Graves Protection and\ud Repatriation Act...
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2017-06The purpose of this study was to describe the co...
For many indigenous groups, sensitive materials including human remains, funerary objects and sacred...
THE VAST MAJORITY of Native American objects in private and public collections are the legacy of the...
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2015This study focused on the process of returning held...
As a research based institution, the Smithsonian's involvement in the debate over the control of ind...
Museum exhibits about Indians almost always draw an enthusiastic audience, but how did the personal ...
honors thesisCollege of Social & Behavioral ScienceAnthropologyTaking a class about Native American ...
This thesis centers on research that was done during the months of May through June, 2002, with six ...
United States Law is unclear on the matter of ownership or control of American Indian literary and i...
Written in partial fulfillment of LIS580 LEA, Rare Books and Special Collections Librarianship. An e...
Museums are educational institutions that, historically, have often reflected dominant-culture biase...
The thesis focusses on sacred cultural heritage that was taken from indigenous communities during co...
This case study contributes to the history of collections access protocols by examining one reposito...