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The National Museum of the American Indian: Critical Conversations

Name: The National Museum of the American Indian: Critical Conversations
Brand: University of Nebraska Press
SKU: 9780803211117
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Contributors:

Amy Lonetree (Editor), Amanda J. Cobb-Greetham (Editor)

Publisher:

University of Nebraska Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Social Science, History

Book Subcategory:

Ethnic Studies, United States

Book Topic:

American

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Release Date:

2008-11-01

ISBN 13:

9780803211117

Weight:

1.5 lbs

Size:

8.80 x 6.00 x 1.20 inches

Pages:

518

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Description

The first American national museum designed and run by indigenous peoples, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC opened in 2004. It represents both the United States as a singular nation and the myriad indigenous nations within its borders. Constructed with materials closely connected to Native communities across the continent, the museum contains more than 800,000 objects and three permanent galleries and routinely holds workshops and seminar series.
This first comprehensive look at the National Museum of the American Indian encompasses a variety of perspectives, including those of Natives and non-Natives, museum employees, and outside scholars across disciplines such as cultural studies and criticism, art history, history, museum studies, anthropology, ethnic studies, and Native American studies. The contributors engage in critical dialogues about key aspects of the museum's origin, exhibits, significance, and the relationship between Native Americans and other related museums.

About the Author
Amy Lonetree (Ho-Chunk) is an assistant professor of American studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has conducted research on the representation of Indigenous peoples in both national and tribal museums and published articles in the American Indian Quarterly and the Public Historian. Amanda J. Cobb (Chickasaw), an associate professor of American studies at the University of New Mexico, oversees the Chickasaw Nation's division of history and culture and serves as the editor of American Indian Quarterly. Cobb's book, Listening to Our Grandmothers' Stories: The Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw Females, 1852-1949, won the North American Indian Prose Award and the American Book Award, and is available in a Bison Books edition.
Contributors: Elizabeth Archuleta, Sonya Atalay, Janet Berlo, Mario Caro, Myla Vicenti Carpio, Cynthia Chavez, Amanda J. Cobb, Robin Maria Delugan, Patricia Pierce Erikson, Gwyneira Isaac, Ira Jacknis, Aldona Jonaitis, Amy Lonetree, Judith Ostrowitz, Ruth B. Phillips, Beverly Singer, Paul Chaat Smith, and Pauline Wakeham.