Main entry:

Lonetree, Amy, author.

Title & Author:

Decolonizing museums : representing native America in national and tribal museums / Amy Lonetree.

Publication:

Chapel Hill [North Carolina] : The University of North Carolina Press, [2012]
©2012

Description:

xxi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series:

First peoples : new directions in indigenous studies

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-211) and index.
Introduction: Native Americans and museums -- Collaboration matters : the Minnesota Historical Society, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, and the creation of a "hybrid tribal museum" -- Exhibiting Native America at the National Museum of the American Indian : collaborations and missed opportunities -- The Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways : decolonization, truth telling, and addressing historical unresolved grief -- Conclusion: Transforming museums into "places that matter" for indigenous peoples.

Summary:

"Museum exhibitions focusing on Native American history have long been curator controlled. However, a shift is occurring, giving Indigenous people a larger role in determining exhibition content. In Decolonizing Museums, Amy Lonetree examines the complexities of these new relationships with an eye toward exploring how museums can grapple with centuries of unresolved trauma as they tell the stories of Native peoples. She investigates how museums can honor an Indigenous worldview and way of knowing, challenge stereotypical representations, and speak the hard truths of colonization within exhibition spaces to address the persistent legacies of historical unresolved grief in Native communities. Lonetree focuses on the representation of Native Americans in exhibitions at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, the Mille Lacs Indian Museum in Minnesota, and the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways in Michigan. Drawing on her experiences as an Indigenous scholar and museum professional, Lonetree analyzes exhibition texts and images, records of exhibition development, and interviews with staff members. She addresses historical and contemporary museum practices and charts possible paths for the future curation and presentation of Native lifeways."--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

9780807837146 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0807837148 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780807837153 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0807837156 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Ethnologisches Museum Berlin
Indians of North America Museums.
Indians of North America Public opinion.
Ethnological museums and collections United States.
Postcolonialism United States.
Museums United States Management.
Museum exhibits Moral and ethical aspects United States.
Racism in museum exhibits United States.
Racism against Indigenous peoples United States.
Indians in popular culture.
Indigenous peoples in popular culture.
Public opinion United States.
Native peoples Museums.
Native peoples Public opinion.
Ethnologie Musées et collections États-Unis.
Postcolonialisme États-Unis.
Musées États-Unis Gestion.
Objets exposés Aspect moral États-Unis.
Racisme dans les objets exposés États-Unis.
Racisme à l'égard des autochtones États-Unis.
Peuples autochtones dans la culture populaire.
Autochtones dans la culture populaire.
Opinion publique États-Unis.
Indigenous peoples - North America.
Cultural heritage - Protection - Museums and keeping places.
Cultural heritage - Protection - Museums and keeping places - Exhibition and display.
Race relations - Representation.
Decolonisation.
Racism against indigenous peoples
Ethnological museums and collections
Museum exhibits Moral and ethical aspects
Museums Management
Postcolonialism
Public opinion
Race relations
Racism in museum exhibits
Indianerbild
Postkolonialismus
Iwi taketake.
United States Race relations.
États-Unis Relations raciales.
United States (USA)
United States
USA

Added entries:

First peoples (2010)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 308289
Call No.: BIB 253715
Status: Available