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Spirited encounters : American Indians protest museum policies and practices / Karen Coody Cooper.

Author/creator Cooper, Karen Coody
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLanham, MD : AltaMira Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxvi, 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Indians of North America--Museums.
Indians of North America--Material culture.
Indians of North America--Politics and government.
Museums--Management --Moral and ethical aspects.
Museum exhibits--Moral and ethical aspects --United States.
Human remains (Archaeology)--Repatriation --United States.
Cultural property--Repatriation --United States.
Contents Introduction: American Indians, museums, and protest -- Politics and sponsorship of The spirit sings -- Display of sacred objects -- Display of human remains -- Art confined to a reservation of its own -- Demands for return of material objects -- Demands for return of human remains -- No celebration for Columbus -- Thanksgiving mourned -- The Custer chronicles -- Native cultural sites -- Transforming museums -- Conclusion: Achievements gained by protests.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-196) and index.
LCCN 2007032074
ISBN9780759110885 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0759110883 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780759110892 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0759110891 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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