Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: museum, knowledge transfer, culture, history, artifacts
| Principal Investigator: | Balanoff, Helen (5) |
| Licence Number: | 14299 |
| Organization: | NWT Literacy Council |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2012
2007
2007
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| Issued: | Feb 29, 2008 |
| Project Team: | Helen Balanoff, Dr. Cynthia Chambers, Emily Kudlak, Alice Kaodloak, Emily Angulalik, Darren Keith, Joanne Bird, Dr. Jonathan King |
Objective(s): Through a partnership of Inuinnait communities and the British Museum, this project aims to repatriate traditional knowledge (language, literacies, narratives, values & beliefs) through viewing and visiting "things that talk" (historical photographs and objects) currently in the British Museum in London England.
Project Description: Through a partnership of Inuinnait communities and the British Museum, this project aims to repatriate traditional knowledge (language, literacies, narratives, values & beliefs) through viewing and visiting "things that talk" (historical photographs and objects) currently in the British Museum in London England. This project involves visual repatriation of traditional knowledge through historical photographs and photographs of cultural materials. Elders will be interviewed and results translated and transcribed. A database will be developed that will enable people in all communities to share knowledge. Biographies of cultural materials will be constructed. Selected cultural materials will be reproduced through an elder/apprenticeship process. Community gatherings will be used to share and add to the knowledge. A visit to the British Museum will be recorded in audio and video formats. Photographs will be displayed in the community and people invited to add to the knowledge. Photographs, stories, and materials reproduced in the community will be the property of the community and will be displayed in the community. Two Inuinnaqtun speaking researchers, an administrative assistant, and at least 1 elder/mentor and apprentice will be employed. Elders and community members will receive honoraria for participation in the project. There will be an opportunity for several people from the community to visit the British Museum. Researchers will attend community meetings to report on progress and deliver presentations. Fieldwork will be conducted from March 01 to December 31, 2008 in Ulukhaktok.
