{"product_id":"this-is-our-life","title":"This Is Our Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn September 2009, twenty-one members of the Haida Nation went to Oxford and London to work with several hundred heritage treasures at the Pitt Rivers Museum and the British Museum. The encounter set a new course for the relationships between the custodians of these cultural artifacts and the Indigenous people for whom the objects are a direct link to their past. Emotional and illuminating, tense and challenging, it was a transformative visit that none would soon forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from Haida and museum participants and a rich selection of illustrations, \u003cem\u003eThis Is Our Life\u003c\/em\u003e details the remarkable story of the Haida Project. A fascinating look at the meaning behind objects, the value of repatriation, and the impact of historical trajectories like colonialism, this is also a tender story of the understanding that grew between the Haida visitors and museum staff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully written and illustrated, \u003cem\u003eThis Is Our Life\u003c\/em\u003e offers a compelling view of the transformative potential of a conversation hundreds of years in the making.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cara Krmpotich and Laura Peers, with the Haida Repatriation Committee and the staff of the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53614187938172,"sku":"9780774825412","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780774825412_da625f63-0668-44e4-ac1f-3fb462797394.jpg?v=1727871207","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/this-is-our-life","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}