{"product_id":"who-owns-native-culture","title":"Who Owns Native Culture?","description":"\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.\" Who Owns Native Culture? 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. By 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. The author proposes alternative strategies for defending the heritage of vulnerable native communities without blocking the open communication essential to the life of pluralist democracies. Who Owns Native Culture? is a lively  accessible introduction to questions of cultural ownership  group privacy  intellectual property  and the recovery of indigenous identities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44960000475189,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674011716","price":83.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674011717.jpg?v=1770381886","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/who-owns-native-culture","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}