Rights and responsibilities: American Indian collections in cultural museums
| dc.contributor.author | White, Elizabeth | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-02-03T22:43:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-02-03T22:43:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-11-29 | |
| dc.description | 108p. Examining committee chair: Dr. Phaedra Livingstone | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The presence of American Indian materials in collections is an asset and a liability for museums, a dichotomy that is reflected in the collections management practices and interpretation within exhibitions. This project is a study on the development of institutional practices as a response to legal and ethical influences. The research primarily consists of a review of current relevant literature, personal interviews, and case studies on two institutions in the state of Oregon: The Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Eugene, and the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute and Museum in Pendleton. This paper offers a current perspective on these organizations and their unique collections and exhibitions, response to cultural resource laws, and interpretative methodologies in the larger context of the cultural museum field. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/10952 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | project; | |
| dc.subject | Museums and Indians | |
| dc.subject | University of Oregon. Museum of Natural and Cultural History | |
| dc.subject | Tamastslikt Cultural Institute and Museum | |
| dc.title | Rights and responsibilities: American Indian collections in cultural museums | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |