Arkansas Indians: Roots, Removal and Rebirth: Arkansas Museum of Science and History, Little Rock, AR (Permanent Exhibit Opened in October 1992)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hans A. Baer
Museum Anthropology, vol. 17, no. 3, October 1993, pp. 69-71
Description
Review of permanent exhibit opened in October 1993 at the Arkansas Museum of Science and History in Little Rock, Arkansas that attempts to portray the Arkansas Native Americans reality of maintaining ethnic identity in modern society by presenting history in reverse chronological order.
Looks at the history, artistic and cultural value of Alutiiq masks, and discusses some of the challenges for future masters to carry Alutiiq traditions forward.
Museum Anthropology, vol. 28, no. 2, September 2005, pp. 1-16
Description
Discusses the Ojibwe Museum and Cultural Center on the Lac du Flambeau Chippewa reservation in northern Wisconsin. Examines strategies used in integrating and self-representation within the community.
Museum Anthropology, vol. 22, no. 3, Winter, December 1999, pp. 41-51
Description
Reviews how the assertion by Aboriginal peoples that they define their own histories served to interrupt and redefine the western idea of scholarly privilege, as it applied to several public representations of indigenous languages and cultures at the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology.
Website makes accessible 570 objects, 2600 written documents, 500 black and white photographs and 8 sound recordings from the Shotridge collection featuring southeastern Alaskan Native history and culture.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 12, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada, Fall, 1995, pp. [11]-29
Description
Investigates contemporary issues and reasons surrounding displaced Aboriginal material culture and future exhibition and collecting procedures.
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Museum Anthropology, vol. 15, no. 3, August 1991, pp. 19-21
Description
Discusses joint agreement between the Museum and the community resulting in different options for collecting, displaying and repatriation of all culturally sensitive materials.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, Art et Représentation / Art and Representation, 2004, pp. 9-35
Description
Discusses collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak in mounting the exhibit Looking Both Ways: Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People.