Book
Protecting Indigenous knowledge and heritage : a global challenge.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781895830156
- ISBN: 189583015X
- Physical Description: 324 p ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Saskatoon : Purich, undated [2002].
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Purchased with funds donated by Frank Cassidy. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-310) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | " Eurocentrism and the European Ethnographic Tradition -- What is Indigenous Knowledge? -- The Concept of Indigenous Heritage Rights -- The Importance of Language for Indigenous Knowledge -- Decolonizing Cognitive Imperialism in Education -- Religious Paradoxes -- Paradigmatic Thought in Eurocentric Science -- Ethical Issues in Research -- Indigenous Heritage and Eurocentric Intellectual and Cultural Property Rights -- The International Intellectual and Cultural Property Régime -- The Canadian Constitutional Régime -- The Canadian Legislative Régime -- Rethinking Intellectual and Cultural Property -- Current International Reforms -- Enhancing Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage in National Law -- Canadian Policy Considerations. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Donation (copy 4 only) ; 2011/04 |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valemount Public Library | anf 306.08 bat (Text) | 35194014341549 | Adult non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Book News
Battiste is a member of the Mi'kmaq tribe and is affiliated with the education department at the U. of Saskatchewan; Henderson, a Chickasaw, is a lawyer and advocate for the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. After discussing Eurocentrism, its assumptions, and its biases, they examine the contexts of Indigenous knowledge and heritage, focusing on contemporary issues. They also look at the existing legal regimes for protecting that knowledge, and suggest legal and policy reforms. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - Chicago Distribution CenterWhether in Canada, the United States, Australia, India, Peru, or Russia, the approximately 500 million Indigenous Peoples in the world have faced a similar fate at the hands of colonizing powers. Assaults on language and culture, commercialization of art, and use of plant knowledge in the development of medicine have taken place all without consent, acknowledgement, or benefit to these Indigenous groups worldwide. Battiste and Henderson passionately detail the devastation these assaults have wrought on Indigenous peoples, why current legal regimes are inadequate to protect Indigenous knowledge, and put forward ideas for reform. Looking at the issues from an international perspective, this book explores developments in various countries including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and also the work of the United Nations and relevant international agreements.
- Univ of Washington Pr
The approximately 500 million Indigenous peoples of the world live in Canada, the United States, Australia, India, Peru, or Russia, they have faced a similar fate at the hands of colonizing powers. That fate has included assaults on their language and culture, commercialization of their art, and use of their plant knowledge in the development of medicine, all without consent, acknowledgement or benefit to them. The authors paint a passionate picture of the devastation this assault has wrought on Indigenous peoples. They illustrate why current legal regimes are inadequate to protect Indigenous knowledge and put forward ideas for reform. The book looks at the issues from an international perspective and explores developments in various countries including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and the work of the United Nations, as well as relevant international agreements.
