Protection of First Nations Cultural Heritage
Laws, Policy, and Reform
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2009
- Subjects
- Indigenous Peoples, International, General
- Categories
- About indigenous people or experiences
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774858595
- Publish Date
- May 2009
- List Price
- $125.00
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Description
Indigenous peoples around the world are seeking greater control over tangible and intangible cultural heritage. In Canada, issues concerning repatriation and trade of material culture, heritage site protection, treatment of ancestral remains, and control over intangible heritage are governed by a complex legal and policy environment. This volume looks at the key features of Canadian, US, and international law influencing indigenous cultural heritage in Canada. Legal and extralegal avenues for reform are examined and opportunities and limits of existing frameworks are discussed. Is a radical shift in legal and political relations necessary for First Nations concerns to be meaningfully addressed?
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Catherine Bell is a professor of law at the University of Alberta. Robert K. Paterson is a professor of law at the University of British Columbia.
Contributors: Michael Asch, Kelly Bannister, Catherine Bell, Rosemary J. Coombe, Melodie Hope, Robert G. Howell, Darlene Johnston, James Nafziger, Val Napoleon, George P. Nicholas, Robert K. Paterson, Roch Ripley, Bruce Ziff, and Norman Zlotkin