JOURNAL ARTICLE

An Inferior Culture or an Inferior Exhibit Policy?

  • Published In: British Columbia History, 2023, v. 56, n. 2. P. 18 1 of 3

  • Database: America: History and Life with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: White, William A. 3 of 3

Abstract

The Coast Salish case used to sit just to the right of the Mungo Martin longhouse1 in the First Peoples Gallery, after eight or ten major display cases housing Kwakwaka'wakw and Haida materials. Hwunumetse' Simon Charlie was an internationally renowned master carver, esteemed by Coast Salish artists for his significant role in the revitalization of Coast Salish art. The Royal British Columbia Museum is a world-class museum that has denigrated Coast Salish Culture and denied their right to announce the future. White worries about the ongoing and legacy impacts of their teachings about Coast Salish People in terms of their relative worth as Indigenous People on the west coast, and he urges action as new RBCM experiences are created in the coming years. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:British Columbia History. 2023/06, Vol. 56, Issue 2, p18
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Language and Linguistics
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1710-7881
  • Accession Number:164162981
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