Spirited Encounters: American Indians Protest Museum Policies and Practices

by Karen Coody Cooper

Book Overview

During the twentieth century, dozens of protests, large and small, occurred across North America as American Indians asserted their anger and displayed their disappointment regarding traditional museum behaviors. In response, due to public embarrassment and an awakening of sensitivities, museums began to change their methods and, additionally, laws were enacted in support of American Indian requests for change. The result is that American museums...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759110891
• ISBN13: 9780759110892
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"