Social Science Native American Studies
Fascinating challenges
Studying material culture with Dorothy Burnham
- Publisher
- Canadian Museum of History
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2001
- Category
- Native American Studies
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772823004
- Publish Date
- Jan 2001
- List Price
- $21.99
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Description
This book celebrates Dorothy Burnham’s many contributions to ongoing research on the Museum’s ethnographic collections from the Northern Athabaskan, Arctic, Plateau and Eastern Woodlands regions of North America. Eleven papers highlight the important role that comprehensive study of museum collections can play in material culture studies, as well as the value of detailed information for those seeking to revive traditional skills.
About the authors
Judy Thompson began her long association with the Canadian Museum of Civilization in 1969. Since 1990 she has been Curator of Western Subarctic Ethnology. She has published a number of articles and books on the cultural traditions of Northern Athapaskan peoples. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.