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Book SynopsisNaamiwan's Drum follows the story of a famous Ojibwe medicine man, his gifted grandson, and remarkable water drum. The book contains a powerful Anishinaabe interpretive perspective on repatriation and on anthropology itself.
Trade Review‘What this book does excellently is to uncover in subtle ways how objects are actors in the drama of repatriation whether one takes First Nations perspective or not.’ -- Max Carocci * Transmotion Journal vol 4:01:2018 *
‘This work will no doubt become a standard by which repatriation and perhaps even cultural and community studies are judged.’ -- Patricia Harms * The Canadian Journal of Native Studies vol 37:02:2017 *
Table of ContentsMAPS AND PHOTOGRAPHS COLOUR PLATES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Chapter 2 OMISHOOSH: Visit to the Museum Chapter 3 ANIMACY: Linguistic Considerations Chapter 4 DEWE'IGAN: Repatriation Chapter 5 PERSONHOOD: Wiikan and Artefact Chapter 6 THREE FIRES MIDEWIWIN LODGE: Ojibwe Advocacy and Revitalization Chapter 7 REPATRIATION: Cultural Rights and the Construction of Meaning Chapter 8 NELSON OWEN: Mitigwakik Homecoming Chapter 9 AGENCY AND ARTEFACTS: New Theoretical Approaches Chapter 10 REPATRIATING AGENCY: An Agency Analysis of Repatriation APPENDIX A: TIME LINE APPENDIX B: OJIBWE LANGUAGE NOTES APPENDIX C: OJIBWE GLOSSARY REFERENCES CITED END NOTES