Hello - a few suggestions:

You might want to get in touch with the Masters of Museum Studies program
at University of Toronto and the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford,
Ontario specifically (but not exclusively) concerning work in this area by
Dr. Deborah Doxtator (Mohawk), both a curator and scholarly critic of
exhibitions by and about ongwehonwe; her masters thesis on Iroquoian
Museums and her publications in MUSE and (WCC exhibit catalogue) The
Women's Mind are important works.  Other texts such as LAND-SPIRIT-POWER;
First Nations at the National Gallery of Canada (1992)  and a cataloge of
Native art called REVISIONS (Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for the
Arts, 1992) are also wonderful.

Let us know what you find.
Respectfully,

Sam Cronk
Indiana University

On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Karin Kersteter wrote:

> Dear listers,
>     A colleague of mine in our anthropology department is developing a
> master's thesis concerning the presentation of indigenous art and artifacts.
> He is interested in the differences between the way native peoples display
> their own objects in their own museums, versus the way these items are
> presented in other museums. He is struggling to locate some relevant
> theoretical frameworks he could use to guide his project. Does anyone have
> any thoughts or sources concerning theory that may be useful or relevant?
> Thank you.
>
> Karin Kersteter
> anthropology graduate student
>
> =========================================================
> Important Subscriber Information:
>
> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
>
> If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).
>
>

_________________________________________________________________________
Visiting Scholar, Folklore,
Indiana University, Bloomington

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).