TY - BOOK AU - Clavir,Miriam TI - Preserving What Is Valued: Museums, Conservation, and First Nations SN - 9780774850155 AV - E78.B9 -- C53 2002eb U1 - 306/.089/970074 PY - 2002/// CY - Vancouver PB - University of British Columbia Press KW - Indians of North America -- British Columbia -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation KW - Cultural property -- Conservation and restoration KW - Anthropological museums and collections KW - Museums -- Social aspects KW - Museum conservation methods KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3412022 ER -