Addressing the Pedagogical Purpose of Indigenous Displays: The Case of the National Museum of the American Indian

Autor/inn/en	Trofanenko, Brenda; Segall, Avner
Titel	Addressing the Pedagogical Purpose of Indigenous Displays: The Case of the National Museum of the American Indian
Quelle	In: Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 6 (2012) 3, S.141-156 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-5692
DOI	10.1080/15595692.2012.691134
Schlagwörter	American Indians; Museums; Exhibits; Cultural Awareness; Indigenous Populations; Consciousness Raising; Social Attitudes; American Indian Culture; Public Opinion; Teaching Methods; Middle School Students; Indigenous Knowledge; District of Columbia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? American Indian; Indianer; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Sinti und Roma; Bewusstseinsbildung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Öffentliche Meinung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	In museums with Indigenous objects, the exhibits present a particular representation of the culture and history of Indigenous peoples. More recently, the move toward partnerships with Indigenous communities represents a radical departure from long-held attitudes about the relationship between Indigenous people and museums. This article both examines the permanent exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian and uses qualitative data from visitors' experiences to explore the pedagogical nature of this museum's exhibits and the degree to which they challenge and confirm the public's conceptualizations of Indigenous identities. In considering the museum's pedagogical address (Ellsworth, 2005), this article suggests the need for educators to consider what is not presented in exhibits and the degree to which what is presented obscures new understandings from the visiting public. (Contains 9 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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