This item is not viewable because it is not yet digitized or has special access permissions. Please log in or request access.
Knowledge Repatriation: A Pilot Project about Making Cedar Root Baskets
Academic Work
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.
AW.00171
September 12 2023
Art and Culture
Arts of the Northwest Coast
12, 5, 1-14
12, 5, 1-14
https://doi.org/10.3390/arts12050198
knowledge repatriation, Coast Salish, coiled basketry, reconciliation, redress, traditional knowledge
Article
Do you have a comment, story, or something you would like us to know related to this item?