Spirited encounters : American Indians protest museum policies and practices / Karen Coody Cooper.
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Language: | English |
Published: |
Lanham, MD :
AltaMira Press,
[2008], ©2008.
|
Subjects: | |
Physical Description: | xvi, 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Format: | Book |
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.