The Changing Presentation of the American Indian: Museums and Native Cultures

by W. Richard West Jr.

Book Overview

Museums--along with books, newspapers, and Wild West shows in the 19th century, movies and television in the 20th--have shaped our perceptions of American Indians. This book brings together six prominent museum professionals--Native and non-Native--to examine the ways in which Indians and their cultures have been represented by museums in North America and to present new directions museums are already taking. Traditional museum exhibitions of Native...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295977817
• ISBN13: 9780295977812
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.7"