ANNUAL REPORT2003–04

Museum of Anthropology

at the University of British Columbia

6393 N.W. Marine Drive

Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z2

(t) 604.822.5087

(f) 604.822.2974

info@moa.ubc.ca

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MOA programs are produced with the assistance of visitors,

members, and donors; Volunteer Associates and Shop

Volunteers; Department of Canadian Heritage Museums

Assistance Program and Canadian Arts and Heritage

Sustainability Program; Virtual Museum of Canada,

Canadian Heritage Information Network; Canadian

Council of Archives; Canada Council for the Arts; British

Columbia Arts Council; Arts Pod: Arts Partners in

Organizational Development; Young Canada Works;

Aboriginal Career Community Employment Services

Society; Aboriginal Healing Foundation; The Vancouver

Foundation; The Audain Foundation; and the HRDC

Summer Career Placement Program. Annual Report Editor:

J. Webb; Design: Metaform.

Above Inuit Figure, Na1098. Photo: Bill McLennan.

Front cover Ancestor Figure, Kwakwaka’wakw, A50009d. Photo: Bill

McLennan.

Back cover Baptismal Font, Tsimshian, A1776. Photo: Bill McLennan.

Contents 3Mission 4Acting Director’s Message 5

Focused on the FutureRenewal Project 6Administration 7Museum Shop 8

Exploring DiversityExhibitions 9Acquisitions 9Education 10Public Programs 11

Building RelationshipsCollections 12Archaeology 13Library & Archives 14Communications 14

Connecting with CommunitiesCuratorial 15Teaching & Curriculum 15Publications 16Conferences & Awards 16

Meeting the ChallengeStatistics 17Financial Report 17Research Grant Report 17

Making the DifferenceMembers 18Volunteer Associates 18Staff 18Students, Interns, Researchers 18–19Donors & Supporters 19

AppendicesList of Exhibitions 20List of Public Programs 21–22List of Research Projects 22–23

CONTENTS

K’san Doors. Photo: Bill McLennan.

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MISSION

The mission of the Museum of Anthropology is to investigate, preserve, and present objects and expressions of human creativity in order to promoteunderstanding of and respect for world cultures.

The Museum strives:

> To provide information about and access to cultural objects

from around the world, with emphasis on the achievements

and concerns of the First Peoples and British Columbia’s

cultural communities;

> To stimulate critical thinking and understanding about

cross-cultural issues;

> To pose questions about and develop innovative responses

to museological, anthropological, aesthetic, educational, and

political challenges.

As both a university and public institution, the Museum of

Anthropology is committed to balancing research, teaching, public

programs, visitor services, and the development, documentation,

and preservation of collections through its unique blend of

professional and academic staff, students, and volunteers.

That would be a good motto for MOA’s proposedRenewal and Expansion program. Much of2003–04 was spent on developing exciting newproposals to renew and expand the building andto establish an international web-based reciprocalresearch network connecting B.C. Aboriginalcommunities with museums in North Americaand abroad that house collections from this area.This planning is being undertaken in associationwith architects Arthur Erickson, Stantec, andMichael Lundholm. Funding is expected to comein part from $17.2 million matching grants fromthe Canada Foundation for Innovation and theB.C. Knowledge Development Fund.

Our purpose is to increase access to NorthwestCoast First Nations cultural data spread acrossthe world while at the same time developing themethods and infrastructure necessary for thecollaborative production of new culturalknowledge based on that increased access. MOAis now working closely with three initial FirstNation research partners – Musqueam, the Stó:loTribal Council, and the U’Mista Cultural Society– and establishing the necessary linkages withworld museum partners that contain local cul-tural materials.

MOA meanwhile continues to be active at a highlevel, both in addressing scholarly and publiccommunities (see details in this Annual Report)and according to standard performance measures.During the past five years, for example, MOAachieved a 96% success rate in competitive grantapplications to Canadian Heritage, far above thenational average. Over the past 20 or so yearsMOA’s success rate in Canada Council Visual Artscompetitions was 58%, compared to the nationalaverage of 10%. MOA regularly attains the largestpublic attendance of all Canadian university

museums and galleries, achieves one of the highestpercentages of earned revenue for all major public museums, and at $17.87 per head providesthe lowest cost per visitor (compared to a $30range for large Canadian museums).

And one final piece of very good news: followingan extensive international search, the Universityhas attracted an excellent university and museumscholar to serve as MOA’s fourth director: Dr.Anthony Shelton. (Previous directors were HarryB. Hawthorn, 1947–1974, myself 1974–1997 andacting 2002-04, and Ruth Phillips 1997–2002.)

Dr. Shelton is currently Professor of Social andCultural Anthropology and Coordinator, ResearchGroup in Material, Visual and PerformativeCultures at the Universidade de Coimbra,Portugal. He has been a prominent leader inEurope for a new critical museology, includingthe democratization of museums, interdiscipli-nary exhibitions, and the use of museums forsocial criticism. Prior to moving to Coimbra, Dr.Shelton taught at the universities of East Anglia,Sussex, and University College, London, and heldcuratorial and management positions at theBritish Museum, the Horniman, and the RoyalPavilion Art Gallery and Museum in Brighton. Hetakes over September 1 this year, allowing me todrift into retirement for the second (and final) time.

The future for MOA looks very exciting indeed.

Michael M. AmesActing Director and Emeritus Professor

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ACTING DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE FOR2003–04

“Everybody has the right to know more than they already

know – alongside another right, that of sharing in some way

in the production of the as-yet-nonexistent knowledge.”

– Paulo Freire (1921-1997)

MUSEUM RENEWAL PROJECT: A PARTNERSHIP OF PEOPLESThe Museum’s Renewal Project, also known as APartnership of Peoples, is long-term endeavourfocused on the re-invention of the Museum ofAnthropology and Laboratory of Archaeology ascentres for innovative research and sharing ofknowledge. Funded in part by a CanadaFoundation for Innovation grant of $17.2 millionreceived in January 2002, A Partnership of Peoplesincludes a new research facility featuring a dra-matically redesigned research wing, and a digitalnetwork (known as the Reciprocal ResearchNetwork) linking Northwest Coast collectionsin institutions worldwide. Also envisioned areexciting new exhibit galleries, visitor amenities,and state-of-the-art educational and public pro-gramming spaces, providing students, researchers,artists, and community members with unprece-dented access to MOA’s collections.

To develop a feasibility study and preliminarydesign for expansion, Renewal Project Lead JillBaird and Museum staff worked closely this yearwith Arthur Erickson (the original architect ofthe building), Stantec Architecture, MichaelLundholm Associates Architects, and UBCProperty Trust. Staff also began planning for the Research Enhancement Program, whichincludes updating documentation and digitizingthe collections.

Two key components of the Renewal Projectinclude the Reciprocal Research Network(described below) and the Research Centre. TheResearch Centre will combine re-designedVisible Storage Galleries with a series of innovativeresearch suites designed to provide unprecedentedaccess to MOA’s collections. Among them, theCommunity Research Suite, consisting of anoral history language lab, a culturally sensitiveresearch room, and a community lounge for visiting researchers and community members,will support collaborative research with FirstNations and other originating commu-nities. In 2003–04, staff workedwith Michael LundholmAssociates Architects andpotential users of theResearch Centre to ensurethat MOA’s vision forthe future meets thevery real needs of itsstakeholders – includ-ing academic andcasual researchers,community members,artists, curators, students,and others.

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The Reciprocal Research Network (RRN) is a dis-tributed network that will support collaborativeresearch in and between universities, museumsand communities. Initially, the RRN will bringtogether British Columbia First Nations heritageinformation currently housed in cultural institu-tions across North American and in the UnitedKingdom. The network will provide unparalleledaccess to research collections and will supportvirtual knowledge development. For community-based researchers, the RRN will revolutionizeaccess to images and associated heritage informa-tion, and for all researchers it will help to overcomemajor barriers to cross-disciplinary research.

In 2003–04, under the direction of RRN LeadAnn Stevenson, staff worked with the Museum’spartners, Musqueam, Stó:lo Nation and theU’Mista Cultural Society to create a coordinatedvision and to secure funding from the VancouverFoundation and the Department of CanadianHeritage to assist in building community capacityto participate in the network. Also in 2003–04,RRN staff initiated the process of bringing togeth-er contributing partner institutions, leading to aFramework Agreement for future involvement inthe project. Technical committees and strategicpartnerships to build and sustain the networkwere nascent in 2003–04.

The Museum of Anthropology is world-renownedfor its innovative practices in collaborativeresearch, display, exhibition, publication, andpublic programming. A Partnership of Peoples willextend its capacity to meet the challenges of the21st century, and ensure its continued success asone of Canada’s best-loved museums.

FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE

Woven Hat, Haida, Nbl.626. Photo: Bill McLennan.

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Seventy-six Volunteer Associates, under PresidentNancy Stubbs, contributed 7,737.5 hours, repre-senting an increase of 24% from the previousyear. This translates to an equivalent of 5.72 staffyears, or approximately $300,000 CDN accordingto the Smithsonian formula for calculating volun-teer time. Volunteers deliver MOA’s educationalprograms to elementary and secondary schoolstudents, provide gallery tours to the public, assistcollections, conservation and archaeology, andwork in the library and MOA Shop. VA’s also caterMOA openings and special events and are activein training programs that further their educationand knowledge of Museum-related topics.

MOA hired 81 students to work at admissions,shop, reception, tour guides, special events, andon specific projects. In addition there were 19interns hired to work in the Library, for Collectionsand Public Programming, and First Nationstraining. The Native Youth Project hired onecoordinator and six urban First Nations highschool students to train and give presentations onFirst Nations culture. MOA also hosted a numberof PhD students and Research Associates andcontinued to work with representatives from theRenewal Project partner communities.

MOA was involved in two large institution-wideprojects under the supervision of ManagerProjects/Design Skooker Broome. A CapacityGrant from the Museums Assistance Programallowed MOA to upgrade institutional IT capacityin three basic areas – to better manage and securenetwork architecture, both internally and externally,to upgrade an administrative server to enter intoan enterprise solution for administration of dataand users, and to upgrade client workstations tobe compliant with a hardware/software baselineto facilitate network management, upgrades,replacement and interoperability. MOA is alsoconcluding a major upgrade to its security system,with funding from the University’s RiskManagement office. This will provide MOA with astate of the art security system including digitalvideo recording and archiving, card access control,multiple alarm zones and fully updated perimeteralarms.

ADMINISTRATION

A number of significant changes to MOA’s organi-zation and staffing took place during 2003–04.Analysts from UBC Human Resources completeda review of all MOA staff positions and salaries.Recommendations for classification and salarieswent into effect as of July 1, 2003, along withimplementation of the new organizational structuredeveloped over the previous year.

In preparation for the MOA Renewal Project severalstaff were seconded to Renewal positions andothers replaced them. Jill Baird became Lead ofthe MOA Renewal Project and Shawnaditta Crossassumed the role of Education and PublicProgramming Coordinator. Ann Stevensonmoved from Collections Manager to ReciprocalResearch Network Program Manager and NancyBruegeman assumed the Acting CollectionsManager position. In February, Susan Baxevanisjoined MOA staff as Documentation Coordinator.Heidi Swierenga is now working as ResearchEnhancement Project Lead and Darrin Morrisonstarted as MOA Renewal Display System Manager.Several Collections Assistants were also hired towork on preliminary planning and proof of con-cept work for the Renewal Project.

An international search for a new MOA directorwas conducted in 2003, sponsored by the Deanof Arts. The search committee was composed ofthree MOA staff, along with representatives fromthe Department of Anthropology and Sociologyand other faculty from UBC. The directorship wasoffered to Dr. Anthony Shelton, who will startSeptember 1, 2004.

A new initiative was the formation of a CulturalRenewal Group whose purpose is to work withstaff to promote clear decision-making, conflictresolution, acknowledgement and feedback andto create a positive working environment at MOA.This year’s projects included a makeover of thestaff room, guest speakers on improving corporateculture, and events to mark cultural celebrationsand holidays of staff.

Inuit Bears, Na1207, Na1109. Photo: Bill McLennan.

The Museum Shop entails wholesale and retailoperations. This year, Retail Manager DeborahTibbel created featured artist displays in con-junction with Mehodihi: Well-Known Histories ofTahltan People and Pasifika: Island Journeys, andorganized Windows on the World, a special holi-day sale. As a buyer, she attended gift shows inPhiladelphia, Los Angeles, and Vancouver.Wholesale Manager Salma Mawani also attendedseveral gift shows as a vendor, and managed thedevelopment of several new products, includingan Eagle & Frog design t-shirt by Heiltsuk artistShawn Hunt. On an ongoing basis, Shop staffseek opportunities to work closely with FirstNations artists, both to learn about their workand to promote it respectfully. For instance, a seriesof puppets was commissioned from Stan Wamiss,who studied the Museum’s Kwakwaka’wakwcollection, including potlatch items acquired inthe 1950s from his father, Tom Patch Wamiss.Similarly, Shop Managers regularly organize talksand demonstrations by artists for their studentstaff, enhancing their knowledge and ability toserve MOA’s customers.

One major initiative was to commission a reviewof MOA’s retail Shop and wholesale operationsfrom Susan Dunlop of Lord Cultural ResourcesPlanning and Management. This was undertakenin anticipation of the proposed Museum expansion,as well as to determine the viability of MOA’scurrent sales strategies. The review was carriedout in two phases: Phase I included evaluationof the optimum size and configuration of a newretail shop, and Phase II provided an assessmentof the level of satisfaction of clients with respectto MOA’s wholesale operation. Based on thereport’s recommendations, MOA staff are nowimplementing several new initiatives, includingan online Shop.

Another important undertaking was thesuccessful installation of a new point-of-sale system by Profitek in April2003, for which workstudy ShirazCharania prepared a reporting strat-egy and training manual. WorkstudyChristopher Bettencourt assisted withthe Holiday Sale, created and main-tained Shop displays, and oversawthe setting up and dismantling ofthe summer Lobby Shop. ShopVolunteers Freddy Foster, DorothyMude, and Joan O’Neill worked atotal of 437 hours.

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MUSEUM SHOPLeft Inuit Muskox. Offered for sale in the shop. Photo: Bill McLennan.

Below Pilgrim Flask, Egypt, Cd373. Photo: Bill McLennan.

Facing page Robert Davidson in his studio, 2004. Photo: Bill McLennan.

EXHIBITIONSMOA produced two major collaborative exhibi-tions in 2003–04, both funded by theDepartment of Canadian Heritage: Pasifika: IslandJourneys opened on June 21, 2003, and Mehodihi:Well-Known Traditions of Tahltan People opened onOctober 18, 2003. Pasifika was curated by Dr.Carol Mayer and designed by Darrin Morrison;Mehodihi was curated by Pam Brown anddesigned by David Cunningham. Both exhibi-tions were well-attended, Pasifika attracting109,064 visitors during its ten-month run, andMehodihi attracting 49,521 visitors in its first sixmonths (October-March 2003). The exhibit isongoing through October 31, 2004.

Other exhibitions produced at MOA this yearincluded: Recent Acquisitions, which highlightedrecent significant additions to the collection;Celadon: Beyond the Glaze, an exhibit produced bystudents of Anthropology 431 under the directionof Dr. Carol Mayer; Weavers at Musqueam, inwhich new weavings commissioned by MOA weredisplayed as part of the Gathering Strength: NewGenerations in Northwest Coast Art exhibit; andWearing Politics: Fashioning Commemoration:Factory Printed Cloths of Ghana, curated by M.A.candidate Michelle Willard and designed byDarrin Morrison.

Two exhibitions were under development for2004-05: Site to Sight: Imaging the Sacred, a showof photographs by Anthropology 431 students(opens April 8, 2004); and Robert Davidson: TheAbstract Edge, curated by Karen Duffek, MOACurator of Art, and accepted for circulation bythe National Gallery of Canada (opens June 22,2004). For a list of exhibitions shown at MOA in2003–04, please see page 20.

ACQUISITIONSFor almost six decades the Museum ofAnthropology has been building its collections,representing diverse peoples from around theworld. Through purchases, commissions, andgenerous donations and bequests, the Museum isable to add selectively to its collections each year.In 2003-04, the Museum acquired an importantfield collection from the Wounana in Colombia,as well as textiles from Kenya, two Ainu figures,and three Chilkat panels woven by WilliamWhite (Tsimshian). For a complete list of acquisi-tions and donations to MOA this year, please seepage 19.

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EXPLORING DIVERSITY

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In September, MOA launched an in-house sec-ondary school program in conjunction with theexhibition Pasifika: Island Journeys. Using a touch-able teaching collection, the program exploredtopics of history, geography, art, and culturaldiversity related to past and present peoples ofthe South Pacific. The content complementedFirst Nations Studies, provided opportunities forresearch, and considered various points of viewand current issues in the South Pacific.

Also launched in the fall was a new sourcebookon Tsimshian artist William White and the art ofChilkat weaving. In his own words, enhanced byhistorical and contemporary photographs, theartist explains the history of Chilkat weaving, andits significance for the Tsimshian people of theNorthwest Coast. William White spent the sum-mer of 2002 in residence at MOA, publicly weavinga Chilkat robe as part of the exhibition MyAncestors are Still Dancing. This sourcebook – likethe robe itself – is a remarkable legacy to Mr.White’s extraordinary presence here, and thedepth of knowledge he shared with MOA staffand visitors alike.

Field trips provide ongoing enrichment for theEducation Curator, Coordinator, and MuseumVolunteers. In May, Volunteers visited the Sto:loNation’s Xay:tem Interpretive Centre in Missionto learn more about their operations.

EXPLORING DIVERSITY

Elementary

Secondary

Total

Archaeology of the Northwest Coast

Behind the Masks

Musqueam Museum School

The Pole Walk

The Roots Speak

Pasifika

Transforming Image

Play in the Shade

Total Elementary Program

Continuity & Change: BC First Nations

Total Secondary Program Attendance

Total School Program Attendance: 12,626

396

3467

245

3235

1679

34

68

110

9324

635

635

12,626

IN-HOUSE PROGRAMS AND THEIR TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (students and supervisors):

EDUCATIONNearly 10,000 students took part in MOA’s schoolprogramming this year, enlivening the galleriesand gaining first-hand knowledge of the collectionsand cultures from which they come. Under thedirection of Curator Jill Baird, EducationCoordinator Shawnaditta Cross worked with 45Volunteer Associates, Education Assistant EveMoreau, and several community representativesto provide eight different educational programsto a total of 562 individual school groups.Programs included curriculum-based elementaryand secondary classes; special programs devel-oped in conjunction with temporary exhibitions;the Musqueam Museum School; and a summerday camp.

In May, all of MOA’s educational program guides(previously available only in print) were madeavailable on MOA’s new website, providing easyaccess for teachers to information, images, andideas for on-site and in-class activities related toMuseum programs. Now in preparation is a cur-riculum guide to accompany the online exhibit,The Spirit of Islam: Experiencing Islam throughCalligraphy. Due to be published in May 2004,this curriculum guide was generously funded byMr. Firoz and Dr. Saida Rasul and family.

PUBLIC PROGRAMSTwenty public programs were offered this year,many in conjunction with MOA’s temporaryexhibitions Pasifika: Island Journeys and Mehodihi:Well-Known Histories of Tahltan People. Others werepresented as part of a documentary series entitledVoices of Repatriation, co-sponsored by MOA andIMAGeNation Aboriginal Film and Video Festival,or produced in collaboration with externalorganizations such as the Mayan Cultural Societyof BC, Spirit Wrestler Gallery, and UBC’s FirstNations House of Learning. Programming wasorganized by Public Programs CoordinatorShawnaditta Cross under the direction of JillBaird, Curator of Public Programs. Programassistance was provided by Eve Moreau. VolunteerAssociates staffed the Information Desk andprovided a remarkable 730 free guided gallerywalks (minimum of 2 per day; 3 in the summer).

Highlights of this year’s programming includedAn Evening of Mayan Culture on May 10, 2003.The event consisted of live music, dancing, tradi-tional foods, weaving demonstrations, and talksby members of the local Mayan community andmedical relief doctor, Ellen Coburn. Anotherhighlight was the opening of Pasifika: IslandJourneys on June 21, National Aboriginal Day.This event included dignitaries and speakers fromMusqueam, the South Pacific, the Museum, andUBC, and began with a traditional Fijian KavaCeremony and performance by the RotumaDance Troupe. Local First Nations groups includingthe Heiltsuk Urban Dancers and the Lac KaienTsimshian Dancers also performed in the GreatHall.

In the fall, MOA presented a unique series ofevents in association with a group of Maori fromAotearoa, New Zealand, whose artworks werefeatured at the Spirit Wrestler Gallery. One of themost successful was an Artist Cultural Exchange,held on September 21, 2003, from 1:00–4:00 pm.Over 40 contemporary and traditional artistsfrom New Zealand and local First Nations communities participated in demonstrations,dancing, drumming, and a panel discussion.

For a complete list of 2003–04 public programsat MOA, please see pages 21–22.

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Above South Pacific Dancers. Photo: Carol Mayer.

COLLECTIONSEthnology and Conservation staff continued toinitiate projects and provide support for exhibi-tions and programs involving collections at MOA.Community access projects this year included avisit from a delegation of Haisla elders in May tosee the entire Haisla collection (over 200 objects).Also, an open-house was held in June for membersof the Musqueam community to view theMusqueam collection.

Last summer, Collections was able to hire a UBCArts Co-op student to digitize the Victor ShawCollection of Chinese antiquities, so that a UBCprofessor could take CDs of the images and datawith him to China to share with his colleaguesthere. Collections also provided a summer intern-ship for a University of Toronto Museum StudiesProgram (MA) student, which gave her practicaltraining in many areas of collections managementand preventative conservation.

Work began or continued on numerous nationaland international loans, with Leisa Bruggen-Catefilling in for Loans Manager Allison Cronin, whowas on maternity leave until February 2004. Forexample, negotiations and planning began for anupcoming loan of 30 pieces of Northwest Coastjewelry to the American Museum of Natural Historyin New York (for Fall 2004), and numerous short-term loans from private collections were requiredover the fall and winter in order to facilitate profes-sional photography of artworks for the exhibitioncatalogue: Robert Davidson: The Abstract Edge.

In August, Collections Manager Ann Stevensonwas seconded to a new position working on theReciprocal Research Network for the MuseumRenewal Project, and Nancy Bruegeman assumedthe position of Acting Collections Manager.Conservator Heidi Swierenga joined the MuseumRenewal Team as the Lead for the ResearchEnhancement Project, and Darrin Morrisonstarted as Renewal Display System Manager.

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In the fall, using MAP grant funding, Collectionshired an intern to complete a digitization projectinvolving a large quantity of contextual photo-graphs and documentation relating to the Haidaartist Francis Williams. Work also progressedthroughout the year to accession the more than250 items (jewelry, pencil drawings, and carbontransfers) donated by Mr. Williams to the museumbefore he passed away in June, bringing our collection of his work to almost 350 pieces.Collections also hired a new temporary positionin February. Susan Baxevanis was given responsi-bility for investigating, assessing and planningvarious aspects of the upcoming CollectionsResearch Enhancement Project – a major part ofthe Museum Renewal Project that will involvebar-coding, digitization, mounting, packing andmoving the majority of the MOA collections.

Conservation staff conducted scientific analysisof objects from the collection as part of theirongoing research into collections care, identifica-tion of materials, and fabrication techniques. Forexample, adaptive use of a newly installed highresolution C.T. scanner at the forestry researchcompany Forintek Canada Corporation (oncampus), allowed staff to successfully determinethe technique used to fabricate an unusualNorthwest Coast bentwood box.

During the summer, Conservation staff presented aseries of workshops in Haida Gwaii on the careand preservation of cultural material. The sessionswere primarily aimed at staff working in culturalinstitutions, but community members were alsoinvited to bring in their treasures for discussion.The workshops were co-organized by MOAConservators, the Economic Development andHeritage Resources Office in Old Massett, and TheHaida Gwaii Museum at Qay’llnagaay. Also lastsummer, Collections organized the replacement of23 light fixtures situated inside the object cases inVisible Storage. Students were hired to remove allthe objects from each case to the ethnology laband to re-install them right away in order to haveas low an impact as possible during tourist season.

All Collections staff continued to participate fullyin the Museum Renewal Project. To prepare forthis enormous project, they undertook preliminarywork (permanent numbering, inventory, andcultural organization) on over 3,300 objects inthe ethnology storage area, and began an inventoryof over 5500 pieces housed in the textile storageroom. Collections Volunteers continued catalogu-ing objects, and Conservation Volunteers carriedout their valuable preventative conservationresponsibilities.

BUILDING RELATONSHIPS

ARCHAEOLOGYThe Laboratory of Archaeology (LOA) committeewas chaired in 2003–04 by Professor R.G. Matsonand included UBC archaeologists Michael Blake,Brian Chisholm, Lisa Cooper, Zhichun Jing,David Pokotylo, and Susan Rowley, and staffmember Patricia Ormerod. LOA’s teaching andresearch facilities in the Museum of Anthropologywere in nearly constant use for courses inarchaeology (Anthropology 306 and 406), theArchaeology Public School Program, MusqueamMuseum School projects, and research by UBCand visiting scholars. LOA also handled an averageof two requests each week from members of thepublic asking for information about objects theyhad found. The Archaeology Reading Roombecame more accessible to scholars and the publicwhen, in an outstanding effort by students andvolunteers, book holdings were entered into theUBC Library system and can now be viewed on-line. Archaeology Volunteers completely revisedthe public school archaeology program, addingmore hands-on activities for the Grade 4 and 5students and including more information aboutFirst Nations people and archaeological sites inthe greater Vancouver area.

LOA responded to many requests for informationabout the archaeology collections from represen-tatives of First Nations and provided listings ofhuman remains and artifacts in the collections.Two nations, Tlatlasikwala First Nation in BritishColumbia and the Maori of New Zealand, arecurrently discussing repatriation with LOA. LOAalso established an advisory committee to provideguidance on appropriate care for ancestral remainswhile they are in LOA’s care. The founding meetingincluded representatives from Musqueam IndianBand, Sto:lo Nation, Yale First Nation and

Bonaparte Band. Dr. Susan Rowley received a $25,000 Hampton grant to enable LOA tobecome proactive about repatriation of ancestralremains.

LOA began consultation with Musqueam IndianBand, Tsawwassen First Nation, and SemiahmooFirst Nation for permissions to lend archaeologicalartifacts to the American Museum of NaturalHistory for a major exhibit opening in fall 2004.There was a marked increase in the number ofrequests to use photographs in LOA’s documenta-tion collection, including requests from publishers,academic researchers, and a volunteer groupinterested in preserving the Marpole site. MichaelBlake and Patricia Ormerod, in collaborationwith Musqueam, received a second grant of fromUBC Arts ISIT to complete digitization of picturesof archaeology from LOA’s documentation collec-tion; this year, 500 black and white photographstaken during fieldwork at Musqueam sites wereadded to the database stored on the Arts ISITserver. David Pokotylo and Patricia Ormerod alsoreceived a UBC Arts ISIT grant and added over500 colour slides of Charles Borden’s excavationsat the Milliken site to the Arts ISIT server.

The size of the archaeology artifact collection inLOA’s care increased slightly with the incorporationof artifacts recovered by consulting archaeologistsat sites for which LOA is the official repository.Some space was created in the permanent storagearea when sample collections from archaeologicalexcavations (soil, shell midden, dating, andflotation samples) were moved to storage in theAnthropology and Sociology building.

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AboveView of Great Hall. Photo: Bill McLennan.

RightMembers of the MusqueamWarriors’ Group. Photo: Sue Rowley.

Facing pageMaori Dancers. Photo: Sue Rowley.

LIBRARY & ARCHIVESFocussed on Northwest Coast artists and materialculture, world ceramics and textiles, and museumstudies, the library’s holdings include texts andtheses, museum and staff publications, exhibitpamphlets and catalogues from other museumsand galleries, First Nations artist files, journalsand articles, bibliographies and directories, andmuseum studies class materials.

The library is staffed by Justine Dainard, theLibrarian, and four Volunteer Associates – CarolGivton, Laura Kramer, Honorine Loader, andChristine Wisenthal – to assist staff and studentswith in-house research. As well, School of Library,Archives, and Information Studies students SusanAtkey and Wyndy Knox Carr, and Anthropologystudent Elizabeth Anderson, undertook specialprojects.

An average of 50 public inquiries (by phone, faxor email) and 300 in-library reference questionswere researched and responded to in detail. Thelibrary also became a member of the NationalLibrary’s Virtual Reference Canada network,which shares professional reference servicesbetween institutions.

Special acquisitions this year included significantdonations from two MOA directors. Dr. HarryHawthorn, the Museum’s first director, arrangedthe donation of his late wife Audrey’s researchcollection to our library. Audrey Hawthorn wasMOA’s founding curator, and her wonderfulselection of books, pamphlets, and papers matchesthe breadth of MOA’s worldwide collections inits examination of world cultures. As well, Dr.Michael Ames, Acting Director, donated an excel-lent array of reports and publications that areinvaluable for a teaching museum such as MOA.

Krisztina Laszlo holds the position of Archivistwhich, until July 2003, was funded year-to-yearby the Dean of Arts. To MOA’s great advantage,the 3-day position become permanent in August.In 2003–04, the Archive also housed two work-studies from the UBC Master of Archival StudiesProgram, Erin Coulter and Marilyn Ramen. Inaddition to processing collections of personalfonds, Archives accessioned textual records andother materials, including photographs, slides,tapes, prints, and notebooks. Krisztina also spentmore than 60 hours assisting research by MOAstaff and visitors, and responding to requestsreceived by email, telephone, fax or mail. WithMOA’s Information Technology Committee, theArchive continued to assess MOA’s electronicrecords management needs in preparation for theRenewal Project.

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COMMUNICATIONSUnder the direction of Jennifer Webb, theCommunications office undertook several majorinitiatives this year to boost attendance and rev-enue, and to raise MOA’s profile locally and inter-nationally. Perhaps most importantly, MOAlaunched a completely re-designed website inMay 2003. Created by Unlimited DigitalCommunications, the site attracted more thanone-quarter of a million visitors in its first year,and continues to win accolades for its design,depth of information, and ease of navigability.

Through contacts established with tourism,media, and industry associates, Communicationsincreased revenues by $70,000 through photogra-phy and filming contracts, donated $2,000 inphilanthropic support to other non-profit organi-zations, and generated $75,000 in sponsorshipfor exhibitions and related programming.Communications also processed 200 hundredrequests for filming in the Museum, and providedmore than thirty specialized tours to visiting dig-nitaries, academics, guests of UBC, tour operators,journalists, documentary filmmakers, and com-munity representatives.

Special projects for 2003–04 included: organizing(in collaboration with the Western WildernessCommittee), a book launch for Michael NicollYahgulanaas’ “The Last Voyage of the Black Ship”;arranging sponsorship (with Lise Magee of ListelVancouver Hotel) of the prestigious NorthernLights Awards for Journalism at the CanadaMedia Marketplace conference in New York;participating in the annual Tourism ChallengePassport Program organized by the VancouverAttractions Group; developing the first-ever part-nership with Gray Line Vancouver to sell tickets toMOA online; facilitating MOA’s participation inthe “Dalai Lama Through the Arts” celebration;and initiating an ongoing, collaborative projectwith Leora Kornfeld and Lars Meyer of UbiquityInteractive Inc. (a Vancouver digital developmentfirm) to pilot a new hand-held multimedia visitorguide to the galleries.

CONNECTING WITHCOMMUNITIES

Painting of Dalai Lama by Scott Plumbe, 2004. Collection of the artist.

CURATORIALMuseum staff are continually engaged in initiativesdesigned to further understand and respectcommunities whose cultures are represented inthe collections. The Curatorial Committee overseesmany activities in support of these initiatives,including research and publishing, developingand monitoring community research protocols,recommending directions for collections’ growthand development, and evaluating and distributingof research funds. This includes the development ofa philosophical and conceptual framework for aneffective collections access program. In 2003–04,committee members worked with individual artists,donors, and communities on six exhibitions,delivered thirteen conference papers and producedten publications. Staff also worked individually,collectively, and collaboratively on twenty projectsfunded both in-house and by granting agenciessuch as the Canada Council, Department ofCanadian Heritage Museums Assistance Program,UBC HSS, Parks Canada, Quiring-Loewen Trust,and the French and Canadian Ministries of Culture.The total value of grants received this year was$470,514. For a list of grants received, please seepage 17. For a description of research projects,please see pages 22–23.

TEACHING & CURRICULUMTeaching is a priority at MOA, engaging faculty andprofessional staff with students preparing forcareers in museums, cultural centres, and other artsinstitutions. This year, MOA was the site of twelveacademic courses offering theoretical and practicaltraining in anthropology, archaeology, conserva-tion, collections management, and museumstudies. In addition, faculty and professional staffsupervised directed studies and served on M.A.candidate committees as Chairs or members. OnJuly 1, 2003, Jennifer Kramer was hired as a jointappointment to the Museum of Anthropology andthe Department of Anthropology and Sociology.She now serves as Curator of Northwest CoastEthnology at MOA, and as Assistant Professor ofAnthropology in the Department.

ANTH 220 First Nations of B.C. Dr. Ulrike Radermacher

ANTH 221 Contemporary First Nations Cultural Expressions, Dr. Leslie Robertson

ANTH 231 Ancient North America. Dr. Susan Rowley

ANTH 232 Ancient Latin America. Dr. Anderson

ANTH 331 Anthropology of Art. Dr. Millie Creighton

ANTH 332 Oral Tradition. Dr. Patrick Moore

ANTH 341 Introduction to Museum Anthropology. Dr. Jennifer Kramer

ANTH 406 Analytic Techniques in Archaeology. Dr. Zhichun Jing

ANTH 431 Anthropology of Public Representation.Dr. Carol Mayer

ANTH 452 Conservation of Inorganic MaterialsANTH 541 Advanced Seminar in Museum

Studies. Dr. Michael Ames

ARTE 426 Art, Education, and Cultural Diversity.Jill Baird with Dr. Kit Grauer

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Museum and outdoor exhibits. Photo: Bill McLennan.

PUBLICATIONSBaird, Jill, and Eve Moreau. “TowardReconciliation: Teaching About ResidentialSchools.” A teaching resource published jointlyby MOA, the Legacy of Hope Foundation andAboriginal Healing Foundation, 2003.

Johnson, Elizabeth. “Traditional Territories in aContemporary City: Agency and Policy in thePreservation of Hereditary Rights.” In MakingPlace: State Projects, Globalisation and LocalResponses in China Stephan Feuchtwang (ed).London, UCL Press, 2004

Johnson, Elizabeth. “Singing of Separation,Lamenting Loss: Hakka Women’s Expressions ofSeparation and Reunion.” In Living withSeparation in China: Anthropological Accounts,Charles Stafford (ed). London, RoutledgeCourzon, 2003

Johnson, Elizabeth. “Negotiating NewRelationships: Canadian Museums, First Nationsand Cultural Property.” Ruth Phillips andElizabeth Johnson, in Politics and the Past: OnRepairing Historical Injustices John Torpey, ed.Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2003

Mayer, Carol E. “Take out those nasty red labels:Interventions as Agents of Change in a TeachingMuseum.” Museum Anthropology 26 (2), 2003

Mayer, Carol E. “University Museums: DistinctSites of Intersection for Diverse Communities.”Museologia 3:101-106, 2003

Mayer, Carol E. “Curios, Collectors and CuratorialPractice.” Te ara – Journal of Museum Aotearoa28(1): 12–17, 2003

Mayer, Carol E. “Measure and Metaphor in Vessel-based sculpture.” In Hot Clay. Liane Davidson(ed), pp 9-16. Surrey Art Gallery, 2003

Mayer, Carol E. (Review) Collectors: Individuals andExhibitions, 2001. By Anthony Shelton (ed),London: The Horniman Museum and Gardens.Museum Anthropology 26(2), 2003

CONFERENCE PAPERSBaird, Jill. Invited to present on A Partnership ofPeoples: A New Infrastructure for CollaborativeResearch, focusing on the partnership betweenSto:lo Nation and the UBC Museum ReciprocalResearch Network. The Sto:lo People of the RiverConference, April 2003.

Baird, Jill. Co-hosted a workshop on theRevisiting the Task Force on Museums and FirstPeoples with Canadian Heritage colleaguePhilippa Syme and Pam Brown. CanadianMuseums Association Annual Conference.Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 2003.

Baird, Jill and Ann Stevenson. “The ReciprocalResearch Network for Northwest Coast andBritish Columbia Art and Culture,” presented atElectronic Media and Native North American ArtHistory: A Roundtable Discussion. NAASAConference, Salem Mass, November 2003.

Brown, Pam. “Identifying current issues related topreservation of First Nations Peoples’ Heritage inCanada.” Canadian Museums Association AnnualMeeting, Winnipeg, October 2003.

Duffek, Karen, “Haida Difference, Haida Modern.”Paper presented at the Native American Art StudiesAssociation Conference, Salem, Massachusetts,November 2003.

Kramer, Jennifer. “Reading Vancouver’s Olympic BidStreet Banners.” Native American Art AssociationConference, Salem, MA, November 2003.

Kramer, Jennifer. “Thinking about Repatriation:The Nuxalk Echo Mask and Contemporary FirstNations Art.” Seattle Art Museum’s Native Arts ofthe Americas and Oceania Council AnnualMeeting, June 2003.

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Laszlo, Krisztina. “Ethnographic Archival Recordsand Cultural Property.” Association of MovingImage Archivists Conference, Vancouver,November 2003.

Mayer, Carol E., “Noise from Empty Vessels.”Ceramics International Symposium, Burnaby, BC,March, 2004.

Mayer, Carol E., “Resonance and Wonder: Ceramicsin BC Collections” Ceramics InternationalSymposium, Burnaby, BC, March, 2004.

Mayer, Carol E., “The New Voyagers: Pacific Artistsin the Global Art.” Association of SocialAnthropology in Oceania Conference, Vancouver,BC, 2003.

Mayer, Carol E., Panel chair: “Learning andTeaching Online: Web-based Museum trainingand Professional Development.” CanadianMuseums Association Conference, Winnipeg,October 2003.

Stevenson, Ann. “International Implement ofMystery and Intrigue: the Skagit River Atlatl in the20th century,” presented in Style, Technology andTradition as Reflected in Wet Sites session. WetlandArchaeological Research Project (WARP)Conference, Olympia, Washington, April 2003.

Stevenson, Ann. Chaired session entitled Style,Technology and Tradition as Reflected in Wet Sites. Wetland Archaeological Research Project (WARP)conference in Olympia, Washington, April 2003.

AWARDSMayer, Carol E. : Smithsonian Fellowship in Curatorial Studies(2003)Elected Fellow of the Canadian MuseumsAssociation (2003–4)

Member of the MusqueamWarriors’ Group. Photo: Sue Rowley.

STATISTICS 2003–04

Museum visitors 140,810Children attending K-12 school programs 12,626Visitors to MOA website 280,000Permanent staff 28Volunteers 76Volunteer hours provided 7,737.5 Ethnological objects 35,000Archaeological objects 535,000Objects on view in Visible Storage 13,400

Operating Budget $2,890,700

Total grants received $470,514

Total usable space in Museum 5,465.6 sq. metres (58,833 sq. feet)

Total exhibition/performance space3,612.8 sq. metres (38,889 sq. feet)

Total office/lab/classroom space1,494.9 sq. metres (16,092 sq. feet)

FINANCIAL REPORT

Statement of Operating Funds and ExpendituresApril 1, 2003 – March 31, 2004

> IncomeEarned RevenuesAdmission/Membership 670,286Shop 1,019,068Rentals/Filming/Tour Guides 111,789Miscellaneous Operating Income 26,082Operating/Employment Support Grants 81,915UBC Contribution 910,776Endowment Income/Donations 70,784Total Income 2,890,700

> ExpensesSalary and WagesPermanent Salaries & Benefits 1,376,130Other Salaries & Benefits 149,837Rental Expenses 26,272Shop Expenses 609,001

> Research and Programming ExpensesExhibits/Design 31,265Collections Management 58,279Acquisitions 17,055Research/Publications/Teaching 11,375First Nations Initiatives 13,526Public Programming/Education 49,824Archaeology Lab/Archives/Library 10,234Other ExpensesAdministration & Operations 184,079Communications & Marketing 48,799Director’s Fund 35,771Minor Capital and other Expenses 109,106Sub-total Expenses 2,730,553

Carryforward & Commitments 148,258

Surplus/Deficit 11,889

RESEARCH GRANT REPORT

April 1, 2003 – March 31, 2004

> Externally FundedCanadian Heritage Museums Assistance ProgramRobert Davidson Exhibition Support 80,900Musqueam Internship Project 66,700Collections Management: Enhancing Physical and Virtual Access 67,320Capacity Building for Heritage OrganizationsProject Implementation Planning 92,400British Columbia Arts Council Operating Support 65,000Arts Partners in Organizational Development Attendance Study 10,000Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society Native Youth Program 27,649Audain FoundationRobert Davidson Exhibit Catalogue Assistance 17,000Quiring-Loewen TrustResearch on the Anne and Jake Loewen Collection of Wounana Artifacts 5,000University of British Columbia Faculty of Arts Special Equipment Grant 25,000

Total 456,969

> Internally FundedResearch GrantsReciprocal Research Network Data Model for Community Access 4,956U’Mista Renewal Project Protocol Project 1,059Lois McConkey Memorial Internship ProgramTerry Point, Musqueam Indian Band 2,375John Grant Memorial Award in ConservationBonnie Jacks 650Nadine Powers 650Fyfe Smith Endowment FundDigitization of Archaeological Chinese materials 3,855

Total 13,545

Total External and Internal Grants Received $470,514

ANNUAL REPORT 2003 17

Museum of AnthropologyPhoto: Bill McL)ennan.

Wandamae AndersonSuzanne ArmourRosanna BabbageMarion BarkerClaudia BeccaiEydie BernsteinJane BondMarlies BottlerNancy BrodieClyde BrownSheila CarnahanSarah Carr-LockeGinimi ChanJosephine CoolePat CooperAnne CrossSandra DentOlga DidenkoMarise DuttonAlison EmslieJudith EyrlJosette Faure-FoellmiRebecca FerrieAnn FerriesMary ForsterFreddy FosterRuth FraserArlee GaleVal GamageCarol GivtonCarol GordonKay Grandage Neil GrayMuna HamlinBarbara HarrowerCheryl HiggsKathie HillAnn HouseFrançoise Jannsens

Geonhee KimMaureen KinneyJohn KirknessLaura KramerHelene LeeDiana LepawskyEva ListerVerna ListerHonorine LoaderJean LubinLouise LupiniBarbara McBrideJill McKnightCynthia McLeanSage MartinAnne MorseJune MosherDorothy MudeAnn NorrieJoan O’NeillAndrea OppermanCathy PatelNorah PaulTerry PerryJenny PodleckiMaureen RichardsonShirley SolomonJane ShumkaDarrel SmithPat StewartColette StorrowNancy StubbsBeverly TambolineMarie-Claude TremblayGlenn ValdeGillian VoigtChristine Wisenthal

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STAFFMichael Ames Acting Director

Jill BairdCurator of Education and

Public Programs Renewal

Project Lead (as of July 1,

2003)

Susan BaxevanisDocumentation Coordinator

(as of February, 2004)

Skooker BroomeManager Design/Production

Pam BrownCurator of Ethnology/Media

Nancy BruegemanAssistant Collections

Manager (to August 14,

2003)

Acting Collections Manager

(as of August 15, 2003)

Leisa Bruggen-CateCollections Assistant

Nina ChatelainAssistant to the Director

Christina ChoiMuseum Shop Clerk

Miriam ClavirConservator

Allison CroninManager Loans/Projects

(LOA January 2003 to

January 2004)

Shawnaditta CrossEducation and Public

Programs Coordinator (as of

October 2003)

David CunninghamManager Design/Exhibits

Justine DainardLibrarian

Karen DuffekCurator of Art

Elizabeth JohnsonCurator of

Ethnology/Documentation

Jennifer KramerCurator of Ethnology (as of

July 1, 2003)

Jeremy KyleIT Programmer/User

Support (to November

2003)

Krisztina LaszloArchivist

Bill McLennanCurator/Project Manager

Salma MawaniSupervisor,

Administration/Shop

Manager, Wholesale

Carol MayerCurator of Ethnology/

Ceramics

Maria MiuAccounts Payable

Darrin MorrisonProject Manager,

Conservation

MOA Renewal Display

System Manager

Anna PappalardoManager, Administration

(to June 30, 2003)

Assistant Director, Financial

Resources (as of July 1,

2003)

Hope PowerAccounts Receivable (to

December, 2003)

Halima QureshiAccounts Receivable (as of

December, 2003)

Susan RowleyCurator of Public

Archaeology

Ann StevensonCollections Manager (to

August 14, 2003)

Reciprocal Research

Network Program Manager

(as of August 15, 2003)

Heidi SwierengaConservator

Renewal Enhancement

Project Lead (as of January,

2004)

Deborah TibbelShop Manager, Retail

Gwilyn TimmersBookings Coordinator

Moya WatersManager, Administration

(to June 30, 2003)

Associate Director

(as of July 1, 2003)

Jennifer WebbManager, Communications

MAKING THE DIFFERENCE

MEMBERSMuseum members play a vital role in supporting ongo-ing Museum exhibitions, programs, and research initia-tives. In 2003–04, 496 memberships were purchased,serving a total of 865 individuals.

VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATESIn 2003–04, Volunteer Associates and Shop Volunteerscontributed an astonishing 7.737.5 hours to MOA, repre-senting an increase of 24% from the previous year.According to the Smithsonian formula, the value of thiswork is equal to 5.72 staff years or $300,000 at the non-supervisory level.

Elizabeth AndersonLibrary Assistant

Susan AtkeyLibrary Assistant

Krista Bergstrom Research Assistant

Jodie BraatenDesign Assistant

Fran BoltonHaisla Intern

Vivian CampbellMusqueam Intern

Wyndy Knox CarrLibrary Assistant

Kim DertienCollections Assistant

Caroline DesmaraisCollections Assistant

Coutenay GibsonMusqueam Intern

Aimee GrimesCollections Assistant

Marika HudzCollections Assistant

Sarah KroseCollections Assistant

Aron MoreCollections Assistant

Eve MoreauPublic Programs Intern

Rachel PoliquinResearch Assistant

Terry PointMusqueam Intern

Andrea TueleCollections Assistant

Paul WindsorHaisla Intern

Farhan BegChristopher BettencourtRahul BhindiDana BjarnasonHeather BjorganCamille CallisonStephanie CarterKari ChambersNicole ChampagneWilliam ChanShiraz CharaniaRuth ComfortErin CoulterMaria CrawfordShawnaditta CrossKathrin DaeppCaroline DesmaraisPatrick DolanAlice EdwardsMeghan EvansJonathan FawcusMaija FengerTove FengerLindsey FoellKatherine FoxcroftCassandra FulghamDaisy FungTiffany GallaherLisa GarrettNadine GrayEzra GreeneTracey GriggAimee GrimesYu GuAnna HarrisonGenevieve HennessyCharmaine HoMarika HudzCharlotte HumphriesShawn HuntKristine Jack

Shauna JanzSusan JoeJessica KayUsman Muhammad KhanIngrid KrollMary-Lou LaFleurDebbie LamHetty Hei Ting LeeKatie McCallumJordan McCurrachMargaret McKellinLaura McLennanShahilla MeghaniJordan MillarPoonam MistryEve MoreauMahtab NazemiKevin NeilsonJada PapeMelissa PauwKate PetrusaMeghan PintoTerry PointRachel PoliquinChandler PrinceAlina QureshiHalima QureshiMarilyn RamenMarnie ReckerDiana SenichenkoSam ShoiMatthew SmithKatie SpicerMonica SzewczykPatty TelfordKristine TheissenMichael WakelyChristopher WalshKiriko WatanabeGrace Wolf

STUDENTS, INTERNS, RESEARCHERS

Students

Interns

Michael AmesMiriam Clavir Farid DamjiCarl Johnson, ElizabethJohnsonEleanor KingJane LeggetJames MathieuCarol Mayer Betty MontgomeryCornelia OberlanderAnna PappalardoDr. Emanuela RossiNancy StubbsPierre ThébergeJennifer WebbDarlene Coward WightBetty Warner

Financial Contributions Friend of MOARhoda BaxterBlack Tusk GalleryDorothy E. ChechikR. John & JacquelineCroninJulian and Dorothy DaviesAnne-Marie FengerDavid FreemanDr. Carl & Kirsten FrizValentine GamageMargaret A. IrvingPeter B. LattimerMary Gayle McCallElspeth McConnellDr. Charles Rennie & Dr.Teresa NakashimaElena PerkinsRose Marie StevensonDr. Beverley TambolineSugu ThuraisamyChristine WisenthalFrances WoodwardJames D. Zidell & Dr.Joanne Jubelier

General DonationsPaul B. & Dorothy I. BakerSimon EllisDr. Robert & Elizabeth KelloggVerna LynasA. & K. MacmillanEldo & Grace NeufeldRichard R. & Donna K. Wilk

In Memory of Peter ClerihewPatricia A. CooperThomas and MaureenSimms

Haida House RestorationThe Bill Reid Foundation

Spirit of Islam EducationalCD ROM ProjectMr. Firoz and Dr. SaidaRasul

Exhibition and Public Program Sponsors

Aboriginal Career Community Employment Services SocietyAboriginal Healing FoundationArts Pod: Arts Partners in Organizational DevelopmentAudrey Hawthorn Publication Fund (MOA)British Columbia Arts CouncilCanada Council for the ArtsCanadian Arts & Heritage Sustainability ProgramCanadian Council of ArchivesCanadian Heritage Information NetworkCUSODave and Leona LattimerDpt. of Canadian Heritage Museums Assistance ProgramDouglas Reynolds GalleryFrancis Williams & Amanda WhiteGraeme Chalmers, David Lam Chair, MulticulturalEducation (UBC)HRDC Summer Career Placement ProgramIMAGeNation Aboriginal Film & Video FestivalMargaret &James FultonMayan Cultural Society of BCMayan Health ProjectMOA Shop VolunteersMusqueam First NationPacific Arts AssociationPacific Islands Museums AssociationPacific Peoples’ Partnership (Victoria)Shane Pointe and Gina GrantSpirit Wrestler GalleryTahltan Communities of Dease Lake, Iskut & Telegraph CreekThe Audain FoundationThe National GalleryThe Vancouver FoundationVirtual Museum of CanadaYoung Canada Works

Donations to the Collection (430 objects)

Julia Armstrong, 3 Chinese textilesFrits Bossen, 8 objects from Samoa, Vanuatu & TokelauConsulate General of Peru, 2 contemporary Peruvian con-tainersWilliam Copeland, 1Kiribati helmet liner F. Tracy Henderson and family, sculpture by Susan Point(Musqueam)Derek Johnson, field collection of Gujarati clothingTheresia Keet, 1 Delft tileAnne & Jacob Loewen, field collection from the Wounanain ColombiaDeirdre Lott, 1 pot and 5 figurines from Thailand and BrazilMorag Maclachlan, 9 pieces of NWC jewelryElspeth McConnell,, argillite pendant by Marcel Russ(Haida)Zoe Nash, 3 Inuit carvingsJohn O’Brian, 1 Penobscot root carvingRuth Phillips, 1 shirt from Sierra LeoneAlan F. Pierce, 2 Yupik carvings, 1 Japanese chest, 3 NWCcarvings, 1 copper braceletDavid Pokotylo, 9 textiles collected in KenyaDouglas Sanders, 2 Ainu figures, a shrine from India,Santa Cruz feather money, & a Saami knifeAlfred Scow, 2 puppets by Barry Scow (Kwikwasut’inuxw)Russell S. Smith, 5 cast mask pendants (’Namgis)Ann Stevenson, t-shirt designed by Jim Hart (Haida)Marilyn Turpin, Kente cloth from GhanaAmanda White, 6 copper ornaments by Francis Williams(Haida)Amanda White & Francis Williams, over 250 jewelrysketches and rubbings, 2 prints and a bracelet by FrancisWilliams (Haida), pendant by Arthur Adams (Haida)Victoria Yip, Qing Dynasty hairnet and Cantonese bedspread

Acquisitions made possible by the Museum Shop

1 woven cedarbark hat by Sharleen White-Davidson(Haida) 1 Chilkat-style robe by Hazel Simeon (Haida)1 weaving by Krista Point (Musqueam)3 Chilkat panels woven by William White (Tsimshian)1 bracelet by Gordon Cross (Haida)1 box front panel (Bella Coola)1 weaving by Janice Paul (Musqueam)2 bracelets by Arthur Adams (Haida)

Donors to the MOA Library

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CoordinatorSean O’DonagheyStl?atl?imx

StudentsRebecca CampbellMusqueam

Brianne ClaytonNisga’a

Maggie JosephOjibway and Gitxsan

Tiffany JosephSquamish

Rochelle MaleyStl?atl?imx

Melissa SteinhauerCree

Kristin Dowell PhD student, New York

University

Klisala HarrisonPhD student, York University

Marcie PowellTextile Research Associate

Lata YaquonaPacific Islands Museums

Association

Renewal Project Associates Andrea SanbornU’Mista Cultural Society

Dave ShaepeSto:lo First Nation

Leona SparrowMusqueam First Nation

Artist in ResidenceLyle Wilson

DONORS & SUPPORTERS

Native Youth Program Visiting Scholars and Research Associates

Each year, the Museum and the people and communities it serves benefit from the generosity of many individuals and organizations. We would like to thank all those whohave contributed funds, books, artworks, artifacts, and time to MOA. All contributions listed were made during the period April 1, 2003 – March 31, 2004.

LIST OF EXHIBITIONS

To Wash Away the Tears> March 18, 2003; ongoing, Gallery 3Based on a memorial for Maggie Pointe of the MusqueamNation, the exhibit included a contemporary 14-foot WestCoast style canoe and its contents donated by ShanePointe and Gina Grant. This was the first exhibitioncurated at MOA by UBC’s Critical Curatorial Studiesgraduate students.

Mehodihi: Well-Known Traditions of Tahltan People“Our Great Ancestors Lived That Way”> October 18, 2003 through October 31, 2004, Gallery 8On October 18, the Museum and the Tahltan Nationhosted 600 guests at the opening of the first museumexhibit ever of Tahltan First Nations art and culture.Timed to coincide with the 93rd anniversary of the sign-ing of the Tahltan Declaration (October 18, 1910), theopening celebrated the collaborative efforts of theMuseum and the Tahltan Nation to highlight the pro-found and continuing links between the Tahltan andtheir land, culture, and heritage.

Celadon: Beyond the Glaze> April 3, 2003 though February 29, 2004, Gallery 10Each Spring, students in Anthropology 432 (Anthropologyof Public Representation) produce an exhibit at MOA.This year, students examined the blue/green glazedceramics known as celadon.

Pasifika: Island Journeys> June 21, 2003 through May 9, 2004, Gallery 5This exhibit featured objects from the Museum’s foundingcollection. Comprising more than 100 items fromMicronesia, Polynesia, and Melanesia, the exhibit wasenhanced by historical and contemporary photographs,and documentation amassed first by the collector, FrankBurnett, and 100 years later by MOA curator Dr. CarolMayer.

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Weavers at Musqueam> June 21, 2003 (ongoing), Gallery 3As part of the Gathering Strength: New Generations in Northwest Coast Art exhibit, the Museum featuredweavings by Musqueam artists Roberta Louis (1945–2001), Margaret Pointe (1951–1996), and Krista Point.

Wearing Politics, Fashioning Commemoration: FactoryPrinted Cloths in Ghana> February 17, 2004 (ongoing), Corridor CaseAn exhibit developed by UBC graduate student MichelleWillard to show the political significance of Ghanaianprinted cloths.

Inuit Sculpture Exhibition> February 2003-May 2004, Air Canada Arrival Lounge,Vancouver International AirportA series of Inuit sculptures from the Museum’s collection.

Respect To Bill Reid Pole Photo Exhibit,> Installed March 2004; ongoing, YVR DomesticDeparture LoungeAn exhibition of photographic prints assembled by BillMcLennan, showing the raising of Jim Hart’s Respect toBill Reid Pole on the grounds of the Museum in October2001.

APPENDICES

AboveSouth Pacific Dancer.Photo: Skooker Broome.

LeftTahltan Beading (detail). Photo: Bill McLennan.

LIST OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS

MOA Launches New Website (www.moa.ubc.ca)> May 5, 2003In early May 2003, the Museum of Anthropologylaunched a new website created by Vancouver’s UnlimitedDigital Communications. Beautifully designed to reflectMOA’s spectacular range of collections, research, exhibi-tions, and programs, the site provides easier-than-ever toaccess to information, education, images, and ideas.

An Evening of Mayan Culture> Saturday, May 10, 2003, 7:00 – 10:00 pmIn conjunction with the Mayan Cultural Society of B.C.and the Mayan Health Project, the Museum ofAnthropology hosted An Evening of Mayan Culture. Theevent consisted of live music, dancing, traditional foods,weaving demonstrations, and talks by members of thelocal Mayan community and medical relief doctor, EllenCoburn. Tickets ($25 adults/$15 students).

Summer’s Coming: Two New In-House Programs for Kids> May 20 – June 13, 2003This spring, MOA offered two new programs for children.Fun in the Sun featured an outdoor Pole walk and sketch-ing activities in the Haida House. Play in the Shade wasspent with a First Nations educator telling stories, playingslahal, or weaving cedar bark. Grades 4–7, $5/student orboth programs for $8, supervisors free.

National Aboriginal Day and Pasifika: Island JourneysOpening> Saturday, June 21, 2003, 1:00 – 5:00 pmMOA hosted an afternoon of music, dance, and traditionalfoods in celebration of National Aboriginal Day and theopening of Pasifika: Island Journeys (see above forexhibition description). The event included dignitariesand speakers from Musqueam, the South Pacific, theMuseum, and UBC, and began with a traditional FijianKava Ceremony and performance by the Rotuma DanceTroupe. The Heiltsuk Urban Dancers and the Lac KaienTsimshian Dancers also performed in the Great Hall.

Island Belles and Beauties: Late 19th/Early 20th CenturyPhotography in the PacificTalk by Dr. Carol Mayer, Curator> Tuesday, October 7, 2003, 7:00 pm (free)In this illustrated talk, Carol Mayer introduced FrankBurnett, collector of artifacts and writer of travel books,and then suggested the many different ways we mightapproach his photographs both as ephemera and as socialartifacts of the present and the past.

Maori Made: Talk by Maori Artist and Professor RobertJahnke, Massey University, New Zealand> Tuesday, September 16, 2003, 7:00 pm (free)In this lecture, Prof. Robert Jahnke, a Maori artist andHead of Maori Studies at Massey University, questionedwhether contemporary Maori artists are pirates, con-spirators or historians. His visit was made possible withsupport from Dr. Graeme Chalmers, David Lam Chair inMulticultural Education at UBC.

Artist Cultural Exchange – NWC First Nations and Maori fromAotearoa> Sunday, September 21, 2003, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (freewith regular Museum admission)In conjunction with the Kiwa: Pacific Connections –Maori Art from Aotearoa exhibit at the Spirit WrestlerGallery, MOA hosted 40 contemporary and traditionalartists both from New Zealand and local First Nationscommunities. Included were a Nuu chalh nulth dancetroupe led by artist Tim Paul, the Salmon Creek Dancersled by Tahltan artist Dempsey Bob, the MusqueamWarriors, Haida singer Christian White, the HeiltsukDancers, and a Maori Group from Aotearoa, New Zealand.The afternoon included a panel discussion, demonstra-tions, and a reception.

Maori Artist Talks: Colleen Waata Urlich and Gabrielle Belz > Monday September 22, 2003, 12:30 – 2:30 pm (free)Colleen Waata Urlich is a Maori artist who believes inusing traditional Maori designs to complement her pottery.She received her Masters of Fine Arts Degree from theUniversity of Auckland. Gabrielle Belz is a Maori painterand print maker working primarily in linocut print medi-um. She is also a member of Te Atinga/ContemporaryMaori Visual Art Committee and founding Coordinator ofMaori Printmakers.

Talks and Tours in Conjunction with Mehodihi: Well-KnownTraditions of Tahltan People (Our Great Ancestors Lived ThatWay)

Tours: Camille Callison, MA, UBC School of Library, Archival,& Information Sciences> January 13, February 10, March 1, April 6, 5:00 pm(all tours free)Once a month, on the Tuesday evenings listed above,Camille Callison gave guided walks through the exhibitMehodihi: Well-Known Traditions of Tahltan PeopleCamille is a member of the Tahltan First Nation whoparticipated in the development of the exhibit.

Talk: Curtis Rattray, Chairman Tahltan Central Council> Tuesday, January 20, 7:00 pm (free)Curtis Rattray, Tahltan Band Councillor responsible forEducation, Language and Culture gave a talk on abo-riginal rights and other political issues.

Talks: Vera Asp, MA Student, SFU Faculty of Education Three talks: January 25, February 15, March 15 (alltalks at 1:00 pm; free with regular admission)Vera Asp, a member of the Tahltan First Nation, willpresented three papers on her previous research inanthropology and archaeology. Open discussions followed.

> Sunday, January 25, 1:00 pm Scattered Collection: This talk presented research of thepast 100 years on print material about Tahltans. Includedwere the findings of a preliminary search of Tahltanmaterial/artifact collections in four museums: MOA,Royal British Columbia Museum, Canadian Museum ofCivilization and Smithsonian Institution. Ms. Asp alsopresented recommendations to “complete” these collec-tions by the addition of new Tahltan information. > Sunday, February 15, 1:00 pmObsidian of Ah deeth tha – Mount Edziza. Ms. Asppresented a preliminary look at the archaeologicalresearch finds of the obsidian of Mt. Edziza. Includedwas research by SFU Archeologist Roy Carlson, who hasexplored the extensive pre-contact trade of this materialin Western North America.> Sunday, March 21, 1:00 pmGone But Not Forgotten: Tahltan Puberty RitesCeremonies. This paper discussed materials written byJames Teit in 1911–15 with validation from two TahltanElders, Liz Edzerza (Crow Clan) and Thelma Norby(deceased; Wolf Clan).

Talk: Tad McIlwraith, Ph.D Candidate, Anthropology> Sunday, February 1, 1:00 pm (free with regular admission)Tad McIlwraith, who participated in the development ofthe exhibit Mehodihi: Well Known Traditions of theTahltan People, discussed his work with the Tahltan people.

Two Talks: Edgar Heap of Birds, Cheyenne Artist> Friday, February 13, Sunday February 15 (both talks at2:00 pm)Edgar Heap of Birds is an internationally known Cheyenneartist. His artwork and public installations have beenexhibited throughout the Canada, the United States,China, Australia, and Ireland. He received his MFA fromTemple University in Philadelphia and has also studied inLondon. His research interest is in documenting theworks of contemporary Native American artists.

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Musqueam Weavers’ Exhibit.Photo: Cliff Lauson.

Weavers at Musqueam | Jill Baird, Curator of Educationand Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, Curator of TextilesWeavers at Musqueam is an ongoing research projectinvolving the documentation and presentation of thecontinuing tradition of the Coast-Salish style of weavingwith wool to produce blankets, robes, shawls, and mats.Current research includes photo and interview documen-tation of archival and present works and weavers. TheWeavers at Musqueam module in the Gathering Strength:New Generations in Northwest Coast Art exhibit ischanged over on an annual basis to reflect the diversity ofpast and present artists.

Comparative Study of the development of programs inmuseology and the professions in the sectors of museumsand heritage | Carol E. Mayer, Curator of EthnologyAn international comparative study of museum programsand professional development in France and Canada witha view to future collaborations and cross programming.This study will result in an international symposium and apublication.

Documentation and publication of South American collection| Carol E. Mayer (project supervisor), Curator of EthnologyResearch associated with the documentation and publi-cation of a collection of objects collected by JakeLoewen, missionary/anthropologist, during his time withthe Waunana Indians, Colombia, between 1948-1958. Aswell as providing appropriate cultural context for thecollection, the research also examines the ideologies andtheories underpinning Loewen’s collecting practice.

Smithsonian Fellowship | Carol E. Mayer, Curator ofEthnologyResearch associated with the museum’s founding collec-tion of material from the Pacific. This was part of a largerresearch project funded by Museums Assistance Programthat resulted in the exhibition Pasifika: Island Journeys.Working with Pacific Islands’ communities (both inVancouver and in the Pacific) and descendants of the col-lector, the project addressed the legacy of earlier collect-ing practices and the changing curatorial prerogative.Research results will be published.

European Ceramics – The Koerner Collection | Carol E.Mayer, Curator of EthnologyResearch towards a publication that examines the theo-retical, philosophical and pragmatic factors associatedwith exhibition development. Based on a Ph.D. disserta-tion Metaphors and Ways of Seeing: The Development ofthe Permanent Exhibition, the publication will also pro-vide complete documentation of the museum’s collectionof European ceramics.

Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, B.C. | BillMcLennan, Curator/Project ManagerThis is a two-stage UBC/MOA contract: first to source andrecommend artworks and exhibits that may affect thearchitectural design and cost of the building; and then todevelop more finished exhibit scenarios and final costsfor production of permanent and temporary exhibitionsthat will be used to present the themes the SquamishLil’wat have chosen for the Cultural Centre.

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> Friday, February 13, 2:00 pm (free with regular admission)Edgar Heap of Birds presented an illustrated talk onEagles Speak: A collaborative art project with NativeAmerican and Indigenous African Artists from RhodeIsland, Oklahoma and South Africa. Open discussion followed. Co-sponsored by the UBC First Nations Houseof Learning and First Nations Studies Department.> Sunday, February 15, 2:00 pm (free with regularadmission)Mr. Heap of Birds’ second talk (accompanied by video)was entitled Dig the Mix: A survey of diverse studio artpractice, public art and the monumentalporcelain and steel sculpture Wheel.

Voices of Repatriation: First Nations Documentary Film andPanel DiscussionIn collaboration with the 6th annual IMAGeNationAboriginal Film and Video Festival, MOA hosted Voices ofRepatriation, a series of four films that explore issues ofrepatriation, cultural identity, and appropriation frominternational indigenous perspectives. Linking CanadianFirst Nations stories with indigenous experiences fromAustralia and Norway, these films explored the globalreach of historical and contemporary cultural appropria-tion, and emphasized international attempts to reclaimcultural objects and ancestors’ remains.

> Tuesday, February 17, 7:00 pm (free)Give Us Our Skeletons! Director Paul Anders-Simma,1999.> Sunday, February 21, 2:00 pm (free with regularadmission)Beyond Sorry. Director David Vadeviloo, 2003.> Tuesday, February 24, 7:00 pm (free)Totem: The Return of the G’psgolox Pole. Director GilCardinal, 2003. > Saturday, February 28, 1:00-5:00 pm (free with regularadmission)Kainayssini Imanistaisiwa: The People Go On. DirectorLoretta Todd, 2003.Screened at 1:00 pm, followed by a panel discussion onrepatriation with filmmakers, community members andMOA staff from 2:00-3:00 pm.

LIST OF RESEARCH PROJECTS

Guide to Contemporary First Nations Art of the NorthwestCoast | Karen Duffek, Curator of ArtResearch towards a future publication that examines cur-rent artistic and cultural practices among First Nationspeople of the Northwest Coast. The book will addressthe diversity of contemporary cultural practice, and thecriteria applied to these practices within both the col-lectors’ market and First Nations community contexts.Research encompasses studio visits and interviews with awide range of artists and craftspeople, and research onand documentation of the Museum’s own historical andcontemporary collections.

Robert Davidson: The Abstract Edge | Karen Duffek, Curatorof ArtResearch and writing toward a major exhibition to open atMOA on June 22, 2004: Robert Davidson: The AbstractEdge. Research included a series of studio visits andinterviews with the Haida artist Robert Davidson inVancouver area and Haida Gwaii, study and selection ofworks, and writing and production of an exhibition cata-logue publication and exhibit label texts. Research focuswas to examine the contemporary work of this Haida artistin terms deriving from his understanding and experienceof Haida philosophy rather than through the terms ofWestern modernism. Funding for this project is providedby the Department of Canadian Heritage MuseumsAssistance Program, Audain Foundation for the VisualArts in BC, Canada Council, MOA’s Hawthorn Fund forPublications, and the National Gallery of Canada.

Bill Reid and Beyond: Expanding on Modern Native Art |Karen Duffek, Curator of Art, and Charlotte Townsend-Gault (UBC Department of ArtHistory, Visual Art, and Theory)Researching and editing a book for publication, compris-ing essays by 21 contributors: The book builds on the dis-cussion initiated at the 1999 symposium “The Legacy ofBill Reid: A Critical Enquiry,” which was organized byMOA. It brings together reappraisals from art and culturalhistorians, artists, and anthropologists, including 9 FirstNations contributors, on the art and career of the lateHaida artist Bill Reid. The book is meant to add to theongoing exchange of ideas about aboriginality and modernart. To be published April 2004 by Douglas & McIntyre.

Musqueam Museum School | Jill Baird, Curator ofEducationThe Musqueam Museum School (MMS) is an ongoing col-laborative educational initiative between the MusqueamIndian Band and the Museum of Anthropology. MMS isan elementary-level school program taught by communityeducators and weavers at the Museum and on theReserve. The program will be phased into an outreach kitand is being used as a model for a similar program focus-ing on politics.

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School children at MOA.Photo: Cliff Lauson.

Digitization of Engraved Images on Northwest CoastBracelets | Bill McLennan, Curator/Project ManagerSilver and gold bracelets made by Northwest Coast artistssince the 19th century are prized by public museums andprivate collectors around the world. Using a scanningtechnique developed at MOA, engraved images on theseround bracelets are rendered flat. This technique allowsviewers to see the image whole, both for research andcomparative purposes. Much like the Image RecoveryProject (also carried out by Bill McLennan, and docu-mented in his ground-breaking book co-authored withKaren Duffek in 2000, The Transforming Image), this ini-tiative allows for the identification and visual repatriationof unsigned works by both well- and lesser-knownNorthwest Coast artists.

Virtual Re-creation of Northwest Coast MonumentalSculptures | Bill McLennan, Curator/Project Manager, andSkooker Broome, Project ManagerUsing new laser measuring techniques developed byCYRA Systems, and deployed by SDS (Spacial DataServices Ltd.), MOA, in consultation with the HaidaNation, is testing the viability of creating virtual reproduc-tions of such massive Northwest Coast sculptures astotem poles and house structures. Such virtual re-cre-ations (based on pole fragments and/or photographs)would allow visitors to “walk through” traditional villagesites no longer in existence.

Mayan clothing in its ethnographic context | Elizabeth L.Johnson, Curator of EthnologyIn a cooperative initiative with members of the MayanCultural Society of B.C., the Museum of Anthropologyand Society members worked with weavers in four com-munities in the Department of Alejandro Ruiz and ZoilaRamirez are working with Elizabeth to document thisclothing, and this research has developed into a richhistorical ethnography focussed on clothing. The researchalso relates to the traditional food and medicinal plantsgrown in the Mayan Garden at the UBC Farm.

Expressions of identity and bonds with territory: Hakka com-munities in urban Tsuen Wan | Elizabeth Johnson, Curatorof EthnologyThis recent work builds on research conducted throughoutDr. Johnson’s academic career. Its focus has been theanalysis of those political and social factors affecting thesurvival of the various expressions of ethnic and territorialidentity of the descendents of the pre-colonial inhabitantsremaining in the present-day city of Tsuen Wan. Thisresearch is continued as possible during her return visitsto Hong Kong, and through communication with researchassociates there, and has resulted in regular conferencepresentations and publications.

Photo-elicitation using the Vickie Jensen Photoarchives: APilot Project | Susan Rowley, Curator of Public Archaeologyand Assistant ProfessorVickie Jensen, a professional photographer, has anarchival collection of over 30,000 images documentingthe lives of the First Nations of B.C. In this project I amworking with Vickie Jensen and Doreen Jensen (a Gitxsanelder) to create a methodology to document these images.This pilot project is examining 212 images from a Gitxsandivorce potlatch held in 1979.

Igloolik Archaeology Research Project | Susan Rowley,Curator of Public Archaeology and Assistant Professor A long term project investigating the human occupationof Igloolik Island and northern Foxe Basin, Nunavut, overthe past 4,500 years.

Public Archaeology and Education | Susan Rowley, Curatorof Public Archaeology and Assistant Professor To develop appropriate methods for delivering archaeologyprograms to elementary school students wither throughin-school programs, museum programs, or summercamps.

Our Family Is Our Life (Sourcebook) | Pam Brown, Curator ofEthnology/MediaSourcebook Our Family Is Our Life profiles Tahltan eldersJulia and Charley Callbreath

Pilot Project for Multimedia Hand-held Visitors Guide |Jennifer Webb, Communications ManagerWith local Vancouver development firm UbiquityInteractives Inc., MOA is testing a multimedia hand-heldvisitor guide to the galleries. Using information providedby MOA about objects in the Rotunda area (including BillReid’s The Raven and the First Men sculpture), thehandheld guide features audio, video, text, graphics andanimation that complement the objects and exhibit ondisplay. The first phase of this project (completed March2004) will lead to a second, in which MOA and Ubiquitywill develop in-depth visitor guides to other Museumgalleries, such as the Ramp and Great Hall.

“The Value of Partnership: Indigenous Artistic and CulturalInvolvement in the Olympics” | Jennifer Kramer, Curator ofEthnologyThis research project defines the opportunities and pit-falls of indigenous artistic and cultural involvement inthree past Olympic Games – Calgary in 1988, Sydney in2000, and Salt Lake City in 2002. Some of the largerissues explored involve Olympic commodification ofaboriginality for both profit and nationalism; indigenousagency in terms of control over self-representation; theways in which economic and cultural legacies affectindigenous communities; the level to which indigenouspeople gain global respect and create positive identitiesfor themselves through displays and performances of theirart and culture. This comparative data will enable theconstruction of an overarching research agenda that willprovide a complex and nuanced analysis of the eventsleading up to and including the 2010.

The Construction of ‘Northwest Coast Native Art’: AnAnthology | Jennifer Kramer, Curator of EthnologyNorthwest Coast art has achieved world-wide renown butis a phenomenon which, in native and non-native commu-nities, and in contact zones, has been identified by asuccession of terms that require scrutiny and contextual-ization. The Construction of ‘Northwest Coast Art’: AnAnthology (co-edited with Dr. Charlotte Townsend-Gault),is planned as a volume of extracts from the extensiveliterature from the earliest records to the present. Theintent is to bring some historiographic order to thismaterial by organizing it under overlapping themes whichdraw attention to shifting intellectual, aesthetic anddisciplinary paradigms. The anthology will be publishedby UBC Press. Contributing chapter editors include GloriaCranmer Webster, Karen Duffek, Marianne Nicolson, andDaisy Sewid Smith.

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Visible Storage Galleries.Photo: Bill McLennan.

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