Mana Tuturu
My friend David Shorter told me about a book he was reviewing for Museum Anthropology Review a while back. The book, Mana Tututru: Maori Treasures and Intellectual Property Rights will be of interest to anyone studying the issues of IP–even without an “indigenous” focus. The author Barry Barclay, is a filmmaker. I have used his film Te Rua many times in my classes, it’s a great and often times funny look at the repatriation of Maori cultural materials from a museum. This book is a great companion to many of the intertwined issues raised in the film. David’s review of the book is fantastic, so I won’t go into it here. Check out the review and read for yourself.
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Kim Christen
I am an Assistant Professor at Washington State University. I use this blog to keep myself writing. I blog about Australian Aboriginal politics, Indigenous issues, Indigenous new media, cultural politics, and other issues that come up. I made the icon above at Portrait Icon Maker
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Kim, Thanks for your support of Museum Anthropology (MUA) and Museum Anthropology Review (MAR) and for calling attention to this latest review. The MAR site is attracting a lot of attention, which is really great. Internet and blog postings like yours are really helping get the word out. Jason