Edited by Catherine Bell and Val Napoleon First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law Case Studies, Voices, and Perspectives © 2008 All rights for Chapters 1, 4, 5, and 7 of this book are reserved to the authors and the following First Nation collaborators, respectively: Catherine Bell and the U’mista Cultural Society; Eric McLay and the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group; Catherine Bell and the Mookakin Cultu [...] For this reason, and to ensure accuracy and to avoid exploita- tion, many First Nations have research protocols that are designed to pro- vide assistance to outside researchers and to ensure that they speak to the right people, or a proper representative sample of the community, depend- ing on the nature of the research question. [...] The elders since time immemorial have been the keepers of the history of the tribe and are responsible for the teachings of the traditions from generation to gen- eration. [...] Although some change has occurred in the administration of Canadian law and policy, particularly in northern Canada, and throughout Canada in the context of archaeological sites and ancestral remains, most heritage conservation and cultural prop- erty legislation is outdated and fails to expressly address the unique legal and moral rights and interests of the aboriginal peoples of Canada. [...] The broad objectives of the research are to: (1) provide First Nations participants with the opportunity to identify, deWne, and articulate their own concepts of property and law and their experiences relating to protection, repatriation, and control of their cultural heritage; (2) facilitate greater understanding and respect for diverse First Nations cultures, perspectives, and experiences; (3) c
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Preface: Respect for Elder Knowledge 8
- Acknowledgments 12
- Introduction, Methodology, and Thematic Overview 20
- Part 1: Our Voices, Our Culture 50
- 1 Recovering from Colonization: Perspectives of Community Members on Protection and Repatriation of Kwakwaka’wakw Cultural Heritage 52
- 2 The Law Is Opened: The Constitutional Role of Tangible and Intangible Property in Gitanyow 111
- 3 Northwest Coast Adawx Study 133
- 4 ‘A’lhut tu tet Sul’hweentst [Respecting the Ancestors]: Understanding Hul’qumi’num Heritage Laws and Concerns for the Protection of Archaeological Heritage 169
- 5 Repatriation and Heritage Protection: Reflections on the Kainai Experience 222
- 6 Poomaksin: Skinnipiikani-Nitsiitapii Law, Transfers, and Making Relatives: Practices and Principles for Cultural Protection, Repatriation, Redress, and Heritage Law Making with Canada 277
- 7 Protection and Repatriation of Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Cultural Resources: Perspectives of Community Members 331
- Part 2: Experiences across the Nation 384
- 8 First Nations Cultural Heritage: A Selected Survey of Issues and Initiatives 386
- Part 3: Reflections on Selected Themes 434
- 9 Canadian Aboriginal Languages and the Protection of Cultural Heritage 436
- 10 Canada’s Policy of Cultural Colonization: Indian Residential Schools and the Indian Act 461
- 11 Owning as Belonging/Owning as Property: The Crisis of Power and Respect in First Nations Heritage Transactions with Canada 484
- Concluding Thoughts and Unanswered Questions 508
- Appendix: Standard Question Set 510
- Contributors 512
- Index 520
- A 520
- B 521
- C 522
- D 524
- E 524
- F 525
- G 525
- H 526
- I 527
- J 527
- K 527
- L 529
- M 531
- N 532
- O 533
- P 534
- Q 534
- R 535
- S 537
- T 538
- U 539
- V 540
- W 540
- X 540
- Y 540
- Z 540
