@Book{782296270,
author="Krmpotich, Cara Ann
and Peers, Laura Lynn",
title="This is our life: Haida material heritage and changing museum practice",
year="2013",
address="Vancouver, BC",
keywords="Haida Indians; Museums; Material culture; Museums and Indians; Great Britain; Cultural property; Repatriation; Museum techniques",
abstract="``In September 2009, twenty-one members of the Haida Nation came to Oxford and London to work with several hundred heritage treasures at the Pitt Rivers Museum and the British Museum. The encounter set a new course for the relationships between the custodians of these cultural artifacts and the indigenous people for whom the objects are a direct link to their past. Emotional and illuminating, tense and challenging, it was a transformative visit that none would soon forget. Featuring contributions from Haida people -- weavers, carvers, language speakers, youth, and Elders -- and museum staff -- curators, conservators, and collections management staff -- who participated in the project, and a rich selection of illustrations, This Is Our Life details the remarkable story of the Haida Project, from the planning to the visit itself and through the years that followed. A fascinating look at the meaning behind objects, the value of repatriation, and the impact of historical trajectories like colonialism, this is also a tender story of the understanding that grew between the Haida visitors and museum staff, as conflicting ideas about subjects as difficult as the repatriation of human remains and the white-gloved institutional approach to handling historical objects became a two-way dialogue.'' -- Publisher's website",
note="Cara Krmpotich ; Laura Peers. With the Haida Repatriation Committee and staff of the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum",
note="Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-279) and index",
isbn="9780774825412",
language="English"
}