Protection of First Nations Cultural Heritage: Laws, Policy, and Reform

Authors

Robert K. Paterson, Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaFollow

Author Notes

Emeritus Faculty [Robert K. Paterson]

Files

Description

Indigenous peoples around the world are seeking greater control over tangible and intangible cultural heritage. In Canada, issues concerning repatriation and trade of material culture, heritage site protection, treatment of ancestral remains, and control over intangible heritage are governed by a complex legal and policy environment.

This companion volume to First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law looks at the key features of Canadian, US, and international law influencing indigenous cultural heritage in Canada. Legal and extralegal avenues for reform are examined, including ethics codes, research protocols, institutional policies, human rights law, and First Nation legal orders. The book also discusses the opportunities and limits of existing frameworks and questions whether a radical shift in legal and political relations is necessary for First Nations concerns to be meaningfully addressed.

[From UBC Press | Protection of First Nations Cultural Heritage - Laws, Policy, and Reform, Edited by Catherine Bell and Robert Paterson]

ISBN

9780774814645, 9780774857222, 9780774858595

Publication Date

2009

Publisher

University of British Columbia Press

City

Vancouver