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Preserving What Is Valued : Museums, Conservation, and First Nations.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 2002Copyright date: ©2002Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (319 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780774850155
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Preserving What Is ValuedDDC classification:
  • 306/.089/970074
LOC classification:
  • E78.B9 -- C53 2002eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations, Figures, and Tables -- Note about the Cover -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1 Preservation and Museums -- 1 The Historical Development of Conservation and Its Values -- 2 Conservation Values and Ethics -- Part 2 Preservation and First Nations -- 3 First Nations Perspectives on Preservation and Museums -- 4 First Nations of British Columbia -- 5 First Nations, Preservation, and Conservation: Personal Perspectives -- 6 New Zealand: A Comparative Study -- 7 "For What We Do" -- Appendix A List of Participants -- Appendix B Conservation Codes of Ethics -- Appendix C Glossary of Maori Terms -- Internet Resources -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: What are the "right ways" to preserve heritage? Are the aims and purposes of museums necessarily at odds with those of First Nations? This thoughtful book explores the concept of museum conservation in light of cultural repatriation issues, and helps readers understand the complex relationship between museums and Aboriginal peoples.
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Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations, Figures, and Tables -- Note about the Cover -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1 Preservation and Museums -- 1 The Historical Development of Conservation and Its Values -- 2 Conservation Values and Ethics -- Part 2 Preservation and First Nations -- 3 First Nations Perspectives on Preservation and Museums -- 4 First Nations of British Columbia -- 5 First Nations, Preservation, and Conservation: Personal Perspectives -- 6 New Zealand: A Comparative Study -- 7 "For What We Do" -- Appendix A List of Participants -- Appendix B Conservation Codes of Ethics -- Appendix C Glossary of Maori Terms -- Internet Resources -- Bibliography -- Index.

What are the "right ways" to preserve heritage? Are the aims and purposes of museums necessarily at odds with those of First Nations? This thoughtful book explores the concept of museum conservation in light of cultural repatriation issues, and helps readers understand the complex relationship between museums and Aboriginal peoples.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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