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• ISBN: 1933565004
• ISBN: 9781933565002
• Physical Description: 144 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
• Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, �2005.

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General Note:

Papers presented at the opening international symposium of the National Museum of the American Indian held Sept. 20, 2004.

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword: Cultural futures / W. Richard West, Jr. -- Introduction: Coming full circle / Elaine Heumann Gurian -- Living entities / Jette Sandahl -- Native voice at the Canadian Museum of Civilization / George F. Macdonald -- Establishing connections, releasing capacities : a reflection on the resurgence of indigenous arts in Australia / Bernice L. Murphy -- The Museum Of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa : a bicultural model for museums / Dame Cheryll Sotheran -- Australian museums and indigenous peoples : from previous possessions to ongoing responsibilities / Des Griffen -- In search of an indigenous place : museums and indigenous culture / Richard W. Hill, Sr. -- On being Indian : museums and indigenous engagement in human development / Amareswar Galla -- Blessing : Ganonyok / G. Peter Jemison (Seneca).

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National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) > Congresses.
Indians of North America > Museums > Congresses.
Ethnological museums and collections > Congresses.
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)
New York (N.Y.)

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