Following the nyinkka: Relations of respect and obligations to act in the collaborative work of aboriginal cultural centers

Museum Anthropology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-124

  Christen, Kimberly ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural centers; Indigenous peoples; Museum displays

Indexed keywords

EID: 64649103738     PISSN: 08928339     EISSN: 15481379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/mua.2007.30.2.101     Document Type: Article

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