Naamiwan's drum the story of a contested repatriaton of Anishinaabe artefacts / Maureen Matthews.

Author/creator Matthews, Maureen Anne, 1949-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoToronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Descriptionxi, 325 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
University of Winnipeg. Anthropology Museum--Case studies.
Manitoba Museum--Case studies.
Ojibwa Indians--Museums. --Manitoba. --Case studies.
Ojibwa Indians--Manitoba. --Antiquities. --Case studies.
Ojibwa Indians--Material culture. --Manitoba. --Case studies.
Museums--Acquisitions. --Manitoba. --Case studies.
Museums and Indians--Manitoba. --Case studies.
Cultural property--Repatriation. --Manitoba. --Case studies.
Cultural property--Protection. --Manitoba. --Case studies.
Drum--Manitoba. --Case studies.
Manitoba--Antiquities. --Case studies.

Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Omishoosh : a visit to the museum -- 3. Animacy : linguistic considerations -- 4. Dewe'igan : repatriation -- 5. Personhood : wiikaan and artefact -- 6. Three Fires Midewiwin Lodge : Ojibwe advocacy and revitalization -- 7. Repatriation : cultural rights and the construction of meaning -- 8. Nelson Owen : mitigwakik homecoming -- 9. Agency and artefacts : new theoretical approaches -- 10. Repatriating agency : an agency analysis of repatriation -- Appendix A: Timeline -- Appendix B: Ojibwe language notes -- Appendix C: Anishinaabemowin glossary.
Abstract "Naamiwan's Drum follows the story of a famous Ojibwe medicine man, his gifted grandson, and remarkable water drum. This drum, and forty other artefacts, were given away by a Canadian museum to an American Anishinaabe group that had no family or community connections to the collection. Many years passed before the drum was returned to the family and only half of the artefacts were ever returned to the museum."-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract "Maureen Matthews takes us through this astonishing set of events from multiple perspectives, exploring community and museum viewpoints, visiting the ceremonial group leader in Wisconsin, and finally looking back from the point of view of the drum. The book contains a powerful Anishinaabe interpretive perspective on repatriation and on anthropology itself. Containing fourteen beautiful colour illustrations, Naamiwan's Drum is a compelling account of repatriation as well as a cautionary tale for museum professionals."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 287-305) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016461077
ISBN9781442650152 (cloth)
ISBN144265015X (cloth)
ISBN9781442628267 (paper)
ISBN144262826X (paper)