2013
Posted by Kristen Dobbin, Apr 18 2013 - 09:36
By Robin R. R. Gray
I am Tsimshian from Lax Kw’alaams, Ginaxangiik Tribe, House of ‘Liyaa’mlaxha, Gispwudwada Clan. I am writing this blog piece to discuss the appropriation of totem poles from a Northwest Coast First Nation perspective. Because there is an incredible amount of misunderstanding about totem poles, an Indigenous standpoint (Nakata 1998, 2007) is warranted.
Posted by Kristen Dobbin, Mar 25 2013 - 16:59
By Heather Thompson
On Friday, January 11, 2013, Professor Catherine Bell hosted a small group dinner at the University of Alberta Law Centre.
Posted by Kristen Dobbin, Mar 18 2013 - 13:08
By Alexa Walker
On February 4, 2013, the University of Leicester announced that the bones of King Richard III (1452-1485) had been unearthed from beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England.
Posted by Kristen Dobbin, Feb 18 2013 - 17:49
By Brian Egan
On May 14, 2012, Air Pacific Ltd. announced a number of initiatives designed to improve the air carrier’s business outlook. After several years of financial losses, the company, which bills itself as “Fiji’s International Airline,” made public the key elements of its turnaround strategy.
Posted by Kristen Dobbin, Feb 5 2013 - 10:47
By Claire Poirier
At a well-known archaeological site in Alberta, a diverse group of individuals gather together on a large tarp to participate in a ceremonial feast. A Plains Cree woman, having discovered that the ancestral spirits at this site were hungry, had invited a ceremonialist from her community to carry out the feast.
Posted by Kristen Dobbin, Jan 25 2013 - 17:13
By George Nicholas
Tattoos have become remarkably popular in recent decades. Once associated mainly with sailors and military personnel (as well as convicts, bikers, and other “marginal” groups) in Western society, today they are virtually commonplace.
Posted by Kristen Dobbin, Jan 11 2013 - 01:00
By Jessica C. Lai
For the last three years, I have worked at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland, for a project entitled the International Trade of Indigenous Cultural Heritage, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. I came to know Catherine Bell through a workshop that we hosted in Lucerne, in January 2010.
2012
Posted by Kristen Dobbin, Dec 13 2012 - 12:06
By Kristen Dobbin
Rovaniemi, a city of nearly 61,000 that straddles the Arctic Circle in northern Finland, markets itself as “the Official Hometown of Santa Claus” (http://www.visitrovaniemi.fi/In-English). Here visitors can meet Santa and his elves, take a reindeer sleigh ride through the snowy landscape, and buy local products.
Posted by Kristen Dobbin, Nov 23 2012 - 16:57
By George Nicholas
Recent controversy over a music video released by the band No Doubt has raised questions not only about the appropriation of Native American heritage, but also about the often-unintended nature of appropriation. The video of No Doubt’s song ‘Looking Hot’ features band members dressed as … well, cowboys and Indians.
Posted by Brian Egan, Oct 12 2012 - 16:11
By George Nicholas
Commercial advertising is rife with allusions not only to familiar aspects of popular culture, but also the incorporation of more exotic images, ideas, and places associated with other societies, past and present.
Posted by George Nicholas, Sep 7 2012 - 08:59
By George Nicholas
Although the inappropriate use of another’s culture may be profoundly harmful, not all cultural borrowings constitute appropriation in this negative sense.
Posted by George Nicholas, Jul 6 2012 - 10:04
By George Nicholas
An unusual sighting in Washington state, a house address sign in the form of an Iroquoian False Face mask (address has been removed). Among the Iroquois of the northeastern North America, masks were an important element of rituals.
2011
Posted by Sarah Carr-Locke, Jun 6 2011 - 11:42
By Sarah Carr-Locke
Since last September, I have been a Research Assistant for the Digital Information Systems and Cultural Heritage working group for the Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) project.
Posted by Sarah Carr-Locke, May 17 2011 - 12:34
By Sarah Carr-Locke
As part of my research assistant work for IPinCH, I have the privilege of helping expand the IPinCH community through the use of social networking. I am excited about this work for several reasons, which I thought I would share.
Posted by Solen Roth, Apr 26 2011 - 16:06
By Solen Roth
Some thoughts brought to you by: the IPinCH Graduate Student dinner, Digital Natives and The Land We Are…
On April 5, 2011, five IPinCH Graduate Student Associates— Emma Feltes, Sarah Carr-Locke, Marina La Salle, Sean Robertson, and myself—gathered at the Calabash Bistro in Vancouver.
Posted by Solen Roth, Jan 10 2011 - 13:58
By Solen Roth
Last October, Professor Dame Marilyn Strathern was the Hawthorn Lecturer for the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. Professor Strathern, an IPinCH Project Advisor, gave a well attended talk at the Michael Ames Theatre on October 14, entitled “What’s in an Argument? Preliminary Reflections on Knowledge Exchanges.”
2010
Posted by Kristen Dobbin, Jul 28 2010 - 00:00
Posted by Solen Roth, Jun 10 2010 - 09:34
By Solen Roth, PhD Candidate, The University of British Columbia.
Just back from a four day seminar at the Otsego Institute at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown (NY)! A small group of junior professionals and graduate students in art history and anthropology from Canada and the US were invited to present on their current work and discuss some of the key issues in their field with peers and faculty.
2008
Posted by George Nicholas, Nov 13 2008 - 22:06
By George Nicholas
Egypt, of course, has been the focus of antiquarian interest for millennia, as revealed by the ancient Greek traveler and historian Herodotis. But it also played a central role in the development of what would become the discipline of archaeology, as Giovanni Belzoni and others explored the land and collected antiquities on behalf of Great Britain, France, and other countries with colonial interests there.
