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@book{citeulike:236677, abstract = {{<p> The practical and artistic creations of native peoples permeate everyday life in settler nations, from the design elements on our clothing to the plot-lines of books we read to our children. Rarely, however, do native communities benefit materially from this use of their heritage, a situation that drives growing resistance to what some denounce as "cultural theft." </p><p> <i>Who Owns Native Culture?</i> documents the efforts of indigenous peoples to redefine heritage as a proprietary resource. Michael Brown takes readers into settings where native peoples defend what they consider their cultural property: a courtroom in Darwin, Australia, where an Aboriginal artist and a clan leader bring suit against a textile firm that infringes sacred art; archives and museums in the United States, where Indian tribes seek control over early photographs and sound recordings collected in their communities; and the Mexican state of Chiapas, site of a bioprospecting venture whose legitimacy is questioned by native-rights activists. </p><p> By focusing on the complexity of actual cases, Brown casts light on indigenous claims in diverse fields--religion, art, sacred places, and botanical knowledge. He finds both genuine injustice and, among advocates for native peoples, a troubling tendency to mimic the privatizing logic of major corporations. </p><p> The author proposes alternative strategies for defending the heritage of vulnerable native communities without blocking the open communication essential to the life of pluralist democracies. <i>Who Owns Native Culture?</i> is a lively, accessible introduction to questions of cultural ownership, group privacy, intellectual property, and the recovery of indigenous identities. </p>}}, author = {Brown, Michael F.}, citeulike-article-id = {236677}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0674011716}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21&amp;path=ASIN/0674011716}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike06-21&amp;path=ASIN/0674011716}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0674011716/citeulike00-21}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0674011716}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0674011716}, citeulike-linkout-6 = {http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0674011716}, citeulike-linkout-7 = {http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=0674011716&index=books&linkCode=qs}, citeulike-linkout-8 = {http://www.librarything.com/isbn/0674011716}, day = {29}, howpublished = {Hardcover}, isbn = {0674011716}, keywords = {anthropology, cultural-rights, indigenous-rights, intellectual-property}, month = {September}, posted-at = {2006-08-17 18:25:19}, priority = {2}, publisher = {{Harvard University Press}}, title = {Who Owns Native Culture? }, url = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0674011716}, year = {2003} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:236677 L3 - citeulike-article-id:236677 N2 - {<p> The practical and artistic creations of native peoples permeate everyday life in settler nations, from the design elements on our clothing to the plot-lines of books we read to our children. Rarely, however, do native communities benefit materially from this use of their heritage, a situation that drives growing resistance to what some denounce as "cultural theft." </p><p> <i>Who Owns Native Culture?</i> documents the efforts of indigenous peoples to redefine heritage as a proprietary resource. Michael Brown takes readers into settings where native peoples defend what they consider their cultural property: a courtroom in Darwin, Australia, where an Aboriginal artist and a clan leader bring suit against a textile firm that infringes sacred art; archives and museums in the United States, where Indian tribes seek control over early photographs and sound recordings collected in their communities; and the Mexican state of Chiapas, site of a bioprospecting venture whose legitimacy is questioned by native-rights activists. </p><p> By focusing on the complexity of actual cases, Brown casts light on indigenous claims in diverse fields--religion, art, sacred places, and botanical knowledge. He finds both genuine injustice and, among advocates for native peoples, a troubling tendency to mimic the privatizing logic of major corporations. </p><p> The author proposes alternative strategies for defending the heritage of vulnerable native communities without blocking the open communication essential to the life of pluralist democracies. <i>Who Owns Native Culture?</i> is a lively, accessible introduction to questions of cultural ownership, group privacy, intellectual property, and the recovery of indigenous identities. </p>} SN - 0674011716 TI - Who Owns Native Culture? PB - {Harvard University Press} KW - anthropology KW - cultural-rights KW - indigenous-rights KW - intellectual-property AU - Brown, Michael PY - 2003/09/29/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0674011716 ER -