Museum collection decolonization and indigenous cultural heritage in an island community: East Greenland and the ‘Roots 2 Share’ Photo Project
The Roots 2 Share project, a collaboration between two Dutch and two Greenlandic museums, was established to share museum collections and photographs housed in the Netherlands with the Tunumiit people of East Greenland. The Tunumiit regard the collections in the Netherlands as belonging to their cul...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d37b843661f443d08d791426c636167f 2023-05-15T16:03:28+02:00 Museum collection decolonization and indigenous cultural heritage in an island community: East Greenland and the ‘Roots 2 Share’ Photo Project Cunera Buijs 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/d37b843661f443d08d791426c636167f EN eng Island Studies Journal http://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-11-2-MS360-Buijs.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1715-2593 1715-2593 https://doaj.org/article/d37b843661f443d08d791426c636167f Island Studies Journal, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 537-560 (2016) decolonization East Greenland indigenous cultural heritage island community museum collection Physical geography GB3-5030 article 2016 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T00:47:20Z The Roots 2 Share project, a collaboration between two Dutch and two Greenlandic museums, was established to share museum collections and photographs housed in the Netherlands with the Tunumiit people of East Greenland. The Tunumiit regard the collections in the Netherlands as belonging to their cultural heritage, yet the Dutch maintain authority over the collections, leading to imbalanced power relations. This unequal relationship has its basis in museums’ colonial pasts and hinders the sharing and exchange of cultural heritage. As an island, Greenland is often regarded as the periphery in contrast to mainland centres of Denmark. Physical and cultural distance, as well as a power imbalance, prevent the Tunumiit of East Greenland from reconnecting with museum collections containing their own indigenous cultural heritage. The Roots 2 Share project was set up using the internet to overcome this distance, exploring new possibilities and techniques for providing access and giving indigenous communities a voice. New means of open communication, sharing authority, cooperation and exchange, and providing space for alternative stories may facilitate a decolonization of museum collections in island communities. Article in Journal/Newspaper East Greenland Greenland greenlandic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Greenland |
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The Roots 2 Share project, a collaboration between two Dutch and two Greenlandic museums, was established to share museum collections and photographs housed in the Netherlands with the Tunumiit people of East Greenland. The Tunumiit regard the collections in the Netherlands as belonging to their cultural heritage, yet the Dutch maintain authority over the collections, leading to imbalanced power relations. This unequal relationship has its basis in museums’ colonial pasts and hinders the sharing and exchange of cultural heritage. As an island, Greenland is often regarded as the periphery in contrast to mainland centres of Denmark. Physical and cultural distance, as well as a power imbalance, prevent the Tunumiit of East Greenland from reconnecting with museum collections containing their own indigenous cultural heritage. The Roots 2 Share project was set up using the internet to overcome this distance, exploring new possibilities and techniques for providing access and giving indigenous communities a voice. New means of open communication, sharing authority, cooperation and exchange, and providing space for alternative stories may facilitate a decolonization of museum collections in island communities. |
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Museum collection decolonization and indigenous cultural heritage in an island community: East Greenland and the ‘Roots 2 Share’ Photo Project |
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Museum collection decolonization and indigenous cultural heritage in an island community: East Greenland and the ‘Roots 2 Share’ Photo Project |
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Museum collection decolonization and indigenous cultural heritage in an island community: East Greenland and the ‘Roots 2 Share’ Photo Project |
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Museum collection decolonization and indigenous cultural heritage in an island community: East Greenland and the ‘Roots 2 Share’ Photo Project |
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Museum collection decolonization and indigenous cultural heritage in an island community: East Greenland and the ‘Roots 2 Share’ Photo Project |
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