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Type:
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Conference Paper |
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Author:
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Berman, Tressa |
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Conference:
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Reinventing the Commons, the Fifth Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property |
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Location:
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Bodoe, Norway |
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Conf. Date:
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May 24-28, 1995 |
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Date:
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1995 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/2211
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Sector:
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Social Organization
Information & Knowledge |
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Region:
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North America |
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Subject(s):
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IASC
common pool resources
indigenous institutions
intellectual property rights
compliance--policy
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Abstract:
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"This paper considers the philosophical contradictions embedded in cultural property policies, and the practical problems that can arise between communities, museums, and their power brokers. On the one hand, the federal-trust relationship between the United
States and American Indian Nations acknowledges the sovereign status of tribal governments to appoint their own representatives, while at the same time retains subordinating structures of representation by 1) framing it with respect to a collectively shared identity (and assumed agenda) and 2) maintaining the balance of power in the hands of policymakers. In order to work within the frame of 'collective individualism,' indigenous claimants must assent to the underlying principles of possessive individualism and the language of the law that guides proprietary interests."
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