Plundered skulls and stolen spirits : inside the fight to reclaim native America's culture / Chip Colwell.

"A fascinating account of both the historical and current struggle of Native Americans to recover sacred objects that have been plundered and sold to museums. Museum curator and anthropologist Chip Colwell asks the all-important question: Who owns the past? Museums that care for the objects of histo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Colwell, Chip (John Stephen), 1975- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Subjects:	United States. > Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (United States) Indigenous peoples of North America > Antiquities. Indigenous peoples of North America > Material culture > United States. Human remains (Archaeology) > Repatriation > United States. Cultural property > Repatriation > United States. Museums and Indigenous peoples > United States. Anthropological museums and collections > United States. Archaeology > Moral and ethical aspects > United States. Anthropological ethics > United States. Anthropological ethics. Anthropological museums and collections. Archaeology > Moral and ethical aspects. Cultural property > Repatriation. Human remains (Archaeology) > Repatriation. Indians of North America > Antiquities. Indians of North America > Material culture. Museums and Indians. United States.
Physical Description:	348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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