{"product_id":"museums-heritage-and-indigenous-voice-bryony-onciul-9781138781115","title":"Museums, Heritage and Indigenous Voice: Decolonizing Engagement","description":"\u003cp\u003eCurrent discourse on Indigenous engagement in museum studies is often dominated by curatorial and academic perspectives, in which community voice, viewpoints, and reflections on their collaborations can be under-represented. This book provides a unique look at Indigenous perspectives on museum community engagement and the process of self-representation, specifically how the First Nations Elders of the Blackfoot Confederacy have worked with museums and heritage sites in Alberta, Canada, to represent their own culture and history. Situated in a post-colonial context, the case-study sites are places of contention, a politicized environment that highlights commonly hidden issues and naturalized inequalities built into current approaches to community engagement. Data from participant observation, archives, and in-depth interviewing with participants brings Blackfoot community voice into the text and provides an alternative understanding of self and cross-cultural representation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing on the experiences of museum professionals and Blackfoot Elders who have worked with a number of museums and heritage sites, \u003ci\u003eIndigenous Voices in Cultural Institutions\u003c\/i\u003e unpicks the power and politics of engagement on a micro level and how it can be applied more broadly, by exposing the limits and challenges of cross-cultural engagement and community self-representation. The result is a volume that provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the nuances of self-representation and decolonization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryony Onciul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138781118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138781115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Bryony Onciul","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44063779094783,"sku":"9781138781115","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1d7e976-5ada-4be2-bf01-8619f4416e8b.jpg?v=1685391597","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/museums-heritage-and-indigenous-voice-bryony-onciul-9781138781115","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}