Protection of First Nations Cultural Heritage

Catherine Bell is a professor of law at the University of Alberta. Robert K. Paterson is a professor of law at the University of British Columbia.Contributors: Michael Asch, Kelly Bannister, Catherine Bell, Rosemary J. Coombe, Melodie Hope, Robert G. Howell, Darlene Johnston, James Nafziger, Val Napoleon, George P. Nicholas, Robert K. Paterson, Roch Ripley, Bruce Ziff, and Norman Zlotkin

"This book makes a major contribution to the field by demonstrating the multifaceted nature of cultural heritage issues, and the intersections of domestic, international, and First Nations law that are pivotal to understanding and resolving such issues. - Rebecca Tsosie, author of American Indian Law: Native Nations and the Federal System"

• Preface: Towards Reconciliation / Darlene JohnstonIntroduction / Catherine Bell and Robert K. PatersonPart 1: Repatriation and Trade1 Restructuring the Relationship: Domestic Repatriation and Canadian Law Reform / Catherine Bell 2 International Movement of First Nations Cultural Heritage in Canadian Law / Catherine Bell and Robert K. Paterson3 The Protection and Repatriation of Indigenous Cultural Heritage in the United States / James NafzigerPart 2: Heritage Sites and Ancestral Remains4 Ancestral Remains in Institutional Collections: Proposals for Reform / Robert K. Paterson5 Unsitely: The Eclectic Regimes that Protect Aboriginal Cultural Places in Canada / Bruce Ziff and Melodie Hope6 Policies and Protocols for Archeological Sites and Associated Cultural Intellectual Property / George P. NicholasPart 3: Intangible Heritage7 The Interconnection of Intellectual Property and Cultural Property ("Traditional Knowledge") / Robert G. Howell and Roch Ripley8 First Nations Cultural Heritage Concerns: Prospects for Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions in International Law / Rosemary J. Coombe9 Non-Legal Instruments for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Key Roles for Ethical Codes and Community Protocols / Kelly BannisterPart 4: Human Rights and First Nations Law10 Indigenous Cultural Heritage Rights in International Human Rights Law / Mohsen al Attar, Nicole Aylwin, and Rosemary J. Coombe11 From Time Immemorial: The Recognition of Aboriginal Customary Law in Canada / Norman Zlotkin12 Looking beyond the Law: Questions about Indigenous Peoples' Tangible and Intangible Property / Val NapoleonConcluding Thoughts and Fundamental Questions / Michael AschAppendixIndex