First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law
Case Studies, Voices, and Perspectives
La description
First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law explores First
Nations perspectives on cultural heritage and issues of reform within
and beyond Western law. Written in collaboration with First Nation
partners, it contains seven case studies featuring indigenous concepts,
legal orders, and encounters with legislation and negotiations; a
national review essay; three chapters reflecting on major themes; and a
self-reflective critique on the challenges of collaborative and
intercultural research. Although the volume draws on specific First
Nation experiences, it covers a wide range of topics of concern to
Inuit, Metis, and other indigenous peoples.
Reviews
The essays in these two volumes [First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law and Protection of First Nations Cultural Heritage] invoke national, international, and First Nations customary law as a channel for reversing and providing redress for a major effect of colonialism. They gather substantial information around this theme in a discourse of advocacy, providing a strong focus for discussion but leaving to one side significant issues that are likely to require nuanced consideration when specific questions concerning particular aspects of heritage require resolution.
- Andrea Laforet, Canadian Museum of Civilization