Greetings Clare-Estelle, Expatriate Torontonian here. :-) One of the instructors in the Museum Studies program and/or someone on curatorial staff at the Art Gallery of Ontario ought to be able to put you in contact with Norman Zepp. (If not, contact me directly. I have a round about way of getting you in touch with him.) Along this same track, the Marion Scott Gallery (Vancouver) has the Norman Zepp/Judith Varga collection of Inuit art. See: www.marionscottgallery.com In the past, I've found staff at the Museum of Civilization have been quite friendly (when they have time). So, consider contacting: Dr. Robert McGhee (Curator, Arctic Archaeology) Maria von Finckenstein (Curator, Contemporary Inuit Art) Dr. David Morrison (Director, Archaeology & History) Best wishes, sincerely, Jay Heuman, Curator of Education Salt Lake Art Center 20 South West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84101 T 801-328-4201 F 801-322-4323 E [log in to unmask] W www.slartcenter.org Clare-Estelle Daitch wrote: > I am conducting some research into the relationship between museums and > Indigenous communities, and particularly the relationship between museums > and Inuit or Eskimo communities accross the Circumpolar North as part of my > master's of Musuem Studies Degree. I am exploring the relationships > mainstream museums establish with Aboriginal communities in both southern > and Arctic contexts, and if there are any Inuit or Eskimo-run museums in > the circumpolar North, what their relationship is with local communities. > If anyone has any information on this topic, and in particular the names of > museums I could look into or knowledgeable people I could contact, I would > certainly appreciate it. ========================================================= 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).