Knowledge Repatriation: A Pilot Project about Making Cedar Root Baskets
This paper describes the first phase of a Coast Salish Knowledge Repatriation Project being coordinated by the Curator of Indigenous Collections and Engagement at the Museum of Vancouver, within the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəýəm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ...
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| description | This paper describes the first phase of a Coast Salish Knowledge Repatriation Project being coordinated by the Curator of Indigenous Collections and Engagement at the Museum of Vancouver, within the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəýəm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. The goal of this knowledge repatriation work is to support cultural revitalization and language renewal through activities that generate learning opportunities for community members. These activities pivot around knowledge that has been lost due to urbanization, forced assimilation efforts, and other colonial activities that may have restricted access to traditional lands and resources, preventing knowledge transmission. This work is about shifting the focus from extractive projects, that benefit external audiences, to one that supports capacity building and cultural renewal within communities. This essay describes a project to reintroduce coiled cedar root basketry into communities within the Greater Vancouver area in the province of British Columbia, Canada. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51bcc8eddba6486e81d2cf4184f762d02023-11-19T15:34:54ZengMDPI AGArts2076-07522023-09-0112519810.3390/arts12050198Knowledge Repatriation: A Pilot Project about Making Cedar Root BasketsSharon M. Fortney0Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, CanadaThis paper describes the first phase of a Coast Salish Knowledge Repatriation Project being coordinated by the Curator of Indigenous Collections and Engagement at the Museum of Vancouver, within the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəýəm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. The goal of this knowledge repatriation work is to support cultural revitalization and language renewal through activities that generate learning opportunities for community members. These activities pivot around knowledge that has been lost due to urbanization, forced assimilation efforts, and other colonial activities that may have restricted access to traditional lands and resources, preventing knowledge transmission. This work is about shifting the focus from extractive projects, that benefit external audiences, to one that supports capacity building and cultural renewal within communities. This essay describes a project to reintroduce coiled cedar root basketry into communities within the Greater Vancouver area in the province of British Columbia, Canada.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/12/5/198knowledge repatriationCoast Salishcoiled basketryreconciliationredresstraditional knowledge |
| spellingShingle | Sharon M. Fortney Knowledge Repatriation: A Pilot Project about Making Cedar Root Baskets Arts knowledge repatriation Coast Salish coiled basketry reconciliation redress traditional knowledge |
| title | Knowledge Repatriation: A Pilot Project about Making Cedar Root Baskets |
| title_full | Knowledge Repatriation: A Pilot Project about Making Cedar Root Baskets |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge Repatriation: A Pilot Project about Making Cedar Root Baskets |
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| title_short | Knowledge Repatriation: A Pilot Project about Making Cedar Root Baskets |
| title_sort | knowledge repatriation a pilot project about making cedar root baskets |
| topic | knowledge repatriation Coast Salish coiled basketry reconciliation redress traditional knowledge |
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