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Book SynopsisIncorporating Culture examines what happens when Indigenous people assert control over the commercialization of their art by instilling the market with their communities’ values.
Trade Review[Incorporating Culture] will resonate with those interested in the confluence of Indigenous artware and tourist souvenir markets throughout the world. [...] All readers will benefit from time spent with this well-told story of cultural adaptation and change, particularly because it refutes notions of Indigenous erasure and, instead, emphasises Indigenous resiliency.
-- Thomas McIlwraith * Anthropologica *
Incorporating Culture: How Indigenous People are Reshapingthe Northwest Coast Art Industry takes a fresh look at Northwest Coast art through the exploration of economic, legal, and social issues.
-- Carolyn Butler-Palmer * RACAR *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: (Giving) Back to “the way it should be”
1 A Controversial Industry
2 Expansion | Protection
3 Globalization | Localization
4 Property and Contracts | Stewardship and Relationality
5 Accumulation | Redistribution
Conclusion: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Sustainability of Culturally Modified Capitalism
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