{"product_id":"who-owns-native-culture-9780674016330","title":"Who Owns Native Culture?","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael F. Brown\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Property\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe practical and artistic creations of native peoples permeate everyday life in settler nations, from the design elements on our clothing to the plot-lines of books we read to our children. Rarely, however, do native communities benefit materially from this use of their heritage, a situation that drives growing resistance to what some denounce as \"cultural theft.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Owns Native Culture?\u003c\/i\u003e documents the efforts of indigenous peoples to redefine heritage as a proprietary resource. Michael Brown takes readers into settings where native peoples defend what they consider their cultural property: a courtroom in Darwin, Australia, where an Aboriginal artist and a clan leader bring suit against a textile firm that infringes sacred art; archives and museums in the United States, where Indian tribes seek control over early photographs and sound recordings collected in their communities; and the Mexican state of Chiapas, site of a bioprospecting venture whose legitimacy is questioned by native-rights activists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy focusing on the complexity of actual cases, Brown casts light on indigenous claims in diverse fields--religion, art, sacred places, and botanical knowledge. He finds both genuine injustice and, among advocates for native peoples, a troubling tendency to mimic the privatizing logic of major corporations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author proposes alternative strategies for defending the heritage of vulnerable native communities without blocking the open communication essential to the life of pluralist democracies. \u003ci\u003eWho Owns Native Culture?\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively, accessible introduction to questions of cultural ownership, group privacy, intellectual property, and the recovery of indigenous identities.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45409273118871,"sku":"9780674016330","price":2679.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780674016330.webp?v=1767311173","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/who-owns-native-culture-9780674016330","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}