Collections and objections : Aboriginal material culture in Southern Ontario, 1791-1914 /

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Author / Creator:	Hamilton, Michelle A., 1972-
Imprint:	Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 308 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), map, portraits.
Language:	English
Series:	McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 63 McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 63.
Subject:	Iroquoian Indians -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Ontario. Algonquian Indians -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Ontario. Iroquoian Indians -- Material culture -- Study and teaching -- Ontario. Algonquian Indians -- Material culture -- Study and teaching -- Ontario. Ontario. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11121032

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ISBN:	9780773580657 0773580654 9780773537545 0773537546 9780773537552 0773537554
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-293) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"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."--GOOGLE Books.
Other form:	Print version: Hamilton, Michelle A., 1972- Collections and objections. Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2010 9780773537545

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