Availability: In Stock

Collections and Objections Aboriginal Material Culture in Southern Ontario

SKU: 9780773580657

Original price was: $40.95.Current price is: $12.29.

Access Collections and Objections Aboriginal Material Culture in Southern Ontario Now. Discount up to 90%

Categories: ,

Additional information

Full Title

Collections and Objections Aboriginal Material Culture in Southern Ontario

Author(s)

Michelle Hamilton

Edition
ISBN

9780773580657, 9780773537545, 9780773537552

Publisher

McGill-Queen\'s University Press

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

North America’s museums are treasured for their collections of Aboriginal ethnographic and archaeological objects. Yet stories of how these artifacts were acquired often reveal unethical acts and troubling chains of possession, as well as unexpected instances of collaboration. For instance, archaeological excavation of Aboriginal graves was so prevalent in the late-eighteenth century that the government of Upper Canada legislated against it, although this did little to stop the practice. Many objects were collected by non-Native outsiders to preserve cultures perceived to be nearing extinction, while other objects were donated or sold by the same Native communities that later demanded their return. Some Native people collected for museums and even created their own.