Journey to the heart of the first peoples collection
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- ISBN: 9781771860307 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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273 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 31 cm. - Edition: English ed.
- Publisher: Montréal, QC : Baraka Books, 2014.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-258) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Epigraph -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I. A national collection built over many years -- Many beginnings or the long story of the First Peoples Collection at the Musée de la civilisation -- A look back at the origins of the Inuit Collection at the Musée de la civilisation de Québec -- The encounter between Europeans and aboriginals: a world of exchange with objects as evidence -- Aboriginal and Inuit collections in France -- Part II. The Musées de la civilisation working closely with the nations -- Aboriginal peoples and museums: twenty-five years of relations with the Musées de la civilisation -- Respect and responsibility: law, ethics, and indigenous collections -- Traditional meaning of gift giving -- Part III. Collections and exhibitions, a vital link -- L'CEil amérindien. Regards sur l'animal: an essential exhibition! -- Museum research notes -- Part IV. The expanding perspective of indigenous collections -- Beaded flowers on the plain: the art of the western Métis -- Peuples des eaux, gens des îles. L'OCÉANIE: Windfalls from a great voyage -- The Amazonian collection of Dr. Aldo Lo Curto -- Part V. The National Collection, a venue for learning and disseminating -- From the skins of birds: a technological study of the Belcher Islands eider-skin coat -- Exchanging and sharing knowledge: the museum, research, and aboriginals -- Inclusion of first peoples in exhibition projects -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Photo credits -- List of donors -- Index -- Ethnonyms. |
Language Note: | Some of the text in this book was originally written in French and then translated into English. Similtaneously published in French under this title: Voyage au cœur des collections des Premiers Peuples. |
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Topic Heading: | First Nations. Aboriginal. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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The Pas Campus Library | E 76.86 .Q4 M8813 2014 (Text) | 58500000956623 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
Thompson Campus Library | E 76.86 .Q4 M8813 2014 (Text) | 58500000998849 | Oversize | Volume hold | Available | - |