We Are Coming Home : : Repatriation and the Restoration of Blackfoot Cultural Confidence / / Gerald Thomas Conaty.

• VerfasserIn: Conaty, Gerald Thomas,
• Place / Publishing House: Edmonton, Alberta : : Athabasca University Press,, 2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 299 pages) :; illustrations (some colour), colour map, portraits (some colour)

"We Are Coming Home is the story of the highly complex process of repatriation as described by those intimately involved in the work, notably the Piikuni, Siksika, and Kainai elders who provided essential oversight and guidance. We also hear from the Glenbow Museum's president and CEO at the time and from an archaeologist then employed at the Provincial Museum of Alberta who provides an insider's view of the drafting of FNSCORA. These accounts are framed by Conaty's reflections on the impact of museums on First Nations, on the history and culture of the Niitsitapi, or Blackfoot, and on the path forward. With Conaty's passing in August of 2013, this book is also a tribute to his enduring relationships with the Blackfoot, to his rich and exemplary career, and to his commitment to innovation and mindful museum practice"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

The development of museums and their effects on first nations / Gerald T. Conaty -- Niitsitapiisinni: our way of life / Gerald T. Conaty -- Repatriation among the Piikani / Allan Pard -- Reviving traditions / Jerry Potts -- Repatriation experiences of the Kainai / Frank Weasel Head -- Bringing back Iitskinaiksi at Siksika / Herman Yellow Old Woman -- Reviving our ways at Siksika / Chris McHugh -- Moving toward repatriation / John W. Ives -- The Blackfoot repatriation : a personal epilogue / Robert R. Janes -- Moving forward / Gerald T. Conaty.