Repatriation Reader: Who Owns American Indian Remains?

by Devon A. Mihesuah

Book Overview

In the past decade the repatriation of Native American skeletal remains and funerary objects has become a lightning rod for radically opposing views about cultural patrimony and the relationship between Native communities and archaeologists. In this unprecedented volume, Native Americans and non-Native Americans within and beyond the academic community offer their views on repatriation and the ethical, political, legal, cultural, scholarly, and economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803282648
• ISBN13: 9780803282643
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

interesting read

I am not going to lie to you, I am pretty biased when it comes to the subject of repatriation in that I think scientists have really no business messing with other people's dead bodies, but this book offers some fascinating reads from both sides. Well worth your time.