dear mr lauren lux Currently, i am ma candiate at the reinwardt academy, starting form july 15th i will be working for an icomos collection management program in alaska. as you can imagine we will enocunter many of the problems discussed in your thesis when documentiong the collection/ I was therefore wondering what the result where of you questionnaire and if you are planning to publish your paper. i will be off line starting from july 15th but you cna reasch me via the alaska support office national park sercice 2525 gambellstreet rm 107 anchorage alaska 95003 email supervisor [log in to unmask] was wondering what the outcome of your questionnaire was At 10:31 8-04-98 -0400, you wrote: >Questionnaire about Repatriation of North American Indian Artifacts > >I am currently a student in M.A. anthropology program in Laval University >(Quebec city). I am concerned about the relationship between museums and >native peoples in North America. The main objective of my project is to >piece together the history of the repatriation of native artifacts in order >to explore the relationship between museums and natives in political and >intellectual contexts. > >Could you respond the following questions? > >Institution: >Your name: >Your occupation: > >1. In general, what role should museums play? > >2. What are the main concerns and characteristics of ethnographic museums >or keepers of ethnographic collections? > >3. How do you define the role of museums in relation to Native Peoples? > >4. What do you think about the repatriation of cultural property? > >5. Do you find that museological knowledge, research practices and >experiences about the cultures of Native Peoples are legitimate and well >adapted? > >6. Do you think museums are concerned enough with Native Peoples >contemporary cultural needs with regard to their heritage? > >7. Do you feel it is normal for your actions concerning the management of >Native Peoples collections to be subjected to criticism or recommendations? >Why? > >8. Finally, do you think political influence on the part of Native Peoples >is closely linked to the repatriation of artifacts? Why? > > >You participation, patience and concern really helped my research. Please >tell your team how much I appreciated your efforts. >Sincerely, >Laurent Lux > >Laurent Lux >1359 4th Avenue >Quebec City, Quebec, Canada >G1J 3B7 > >Tel: (418) 640-0611 >Fax: (418) 656-2138 >E-Mail: [log in to unmask] > >