Registration is underway for this upcoming course - please contact us
soon if you are interested in attending!

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"Curatorship: Indigenous Perspectives" June 20-28
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Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria

Indigenous peoples across Canada - and around the world - are
reclaiming control of their cultural heritage. This course examines
the indigenous perspectives which are reshaping conventional
curatorial practices and looks at emerging forms of cultural
stewardship. Topics include:
- collecting practices and their influence on existing collections
- representation: past and present
- cultural politics
- aboriginal perspectives/aboriginal museums and cultural centres
- issues and problems of acquisitions
- issues of access and ownership
- collections care, handling, and use
Instructor: Gerald McMaster is Curator of Contemporary Indian Art at
the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Dates: June 20 - 28
* Please register as soon as possible
Fee: $589 Canadian
Accommodation: On-Campus options include: bed & breakfast facility,
condo-style apartments, and residence rooms with meal plans. Program
staff can advise on Off-Campus alternatives.

Outline Summary
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Day 1 - Representing the Indian: Past to Present
Day 2 - Collecting Practices: Past to Present
Day 3 - The Object: Issues and Problems
Day 4 - Cultural Politics: Museums as Sites of Struggle
Day 5 - Curatorship: Contemporary Perspectives / Contemporary Art
Practices
Day 6 - Indigenous Perspectives: Asserting Control of Material and
Ideological Culture
Day 7 - Conclusions, Presentations

For more information and registration materials, please contact:

Brenda Weatherston, Program Coordinator
Cultural Resource Management Program
University of Victoria, PO Box 3030
Victoria B.C., CANADA V8W 3N6
Tel: 604 721-8462
Fax: 604 721-8774
email: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/crmphome.htm

Upcoming training opportunities:

Communicating Through Exhibitions, September 18-27
Heritage Planning, October 21-25
Curatorship: Issues and Practices, October 28-November 6
Financial Management November, 13-22
Public Programming December, 2-11
Museum Research in the Information Age October, 14-16
Shaping Futures, Managing Change: A Retreat for Senior Museum and
Heritage Managers, November 27-29