Spirited encounters
Subtitle: American Indians protest museum policies and practices
By: Karen Coody Cooper
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780759110885; 9780759110892
Subjects: 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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-196) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: American Indians, museums, and protest; title: Politics and sponsorship of The spirit sings; title: Display of sacred objects; title: Display of human remains; title: Art confined to a reservation of its own; title: Demands for return of material objects; title: Demands for return of human remains; title: No celebration for Columbus; title: Thanksgiving mourned; title: The Custer chronicles; title: Native cultural sites; title: Transforming museums; title: Conclusion: Achievements gained by protests