Table of Contents

Introduction: (Giving) Back to "the way it should be"

1 A Controversial Industry

2 Expansion Protection

3 Globalization Localization

4 Property and Contracts Stewardship and Relationality

5 Accumulation Redistribution

Conclusion: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Sustainability of Culturally Modified Capitalism

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Solen Roth is a cultural anthropologist currently working as a post-doctoral researcher at the Université de Montréal School of Design. She has published in the Journal of Material Culture and Collaborative Anthropologies, and contributed to Jennifer Kramer's Ḱesu': The Art and Life of Doug Cranmer. From 2010 to 2016, she co-chaired the Commodification of Cultural Heritage working group for the Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage research project at Simon Fraser University.

Reviews

[Incorporating Culture] will resonate with those interested in the confluence of Indigenous artware and tourist souvenir markets throughout the world. [...] All readers will benefit from time spent with this well-told story of cultural adaptation and change, particularly because it refutes notions of Indigenous erasure and, instead, emphasises Indigenous resiliency. - Thomas McIlwraith (Anthropologica) Incorporating Culture: How Indigenous People are Reshapingthe Northwest Coast Art Industry takes a fresh look at Northwest Coast art through the exploration of economic, legal, and social issues. - Carolyn Butler-Palmer (RACAR)