Unsettling Native Art Histories on the Northwest Coast - 9780295750705

Unsettling Native Art Histories on the Northwest CoastAuthor(s): Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse, Aldona Jonaitis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Washington Press, United States\nImprint: University of Washington Press\nISBN-13: 9780295750705, 978-0295750705\nSynopsis\nInseparable from its communities, Northwest Coast art functions aesthetically and performatively beyond the scope of non-Indigenous scholarship, from demonstrating kinship connections to manifesting spiritual power. Contributors to this volume foreground Indigenous understandings in recognition of this rich context and its historical erasure within the discipline of art history.\n\nBy centering voices that uphold Indigenous priorities, integrating the expertise of Indigenous knowledge holders about their artistic heritage, and questioning current institutional practices, these new essays \""unsettle\"" Northwest Coast art studies. Key themes include discussions of cultural heritage protections and Native sovereignty; r.