When I walk through the Museum
and see strangers staring intently at
pictures of my family and objects they
have made, it makes me feel strange.
Not necessarily bad, just strange. I
want to yell at them and say, “That’s my
grandpa!” or “That’s my auntie!” Not
some relic of a lost civilization.
I want to crush their edward s curtis
spirits and destroy the illusions that these
manufactured displays are a preservation
of a long lost culture, or that this place
will make them know native people. If
you want to go to Haida Gwaii because
you love all the art here you should know
that I have never met anyone in Charlotte
City who really gives two shits about Bill
Reid. This museum is about anthropology,
not native people. You can learn about a
part of us but not all.
by Kelsey Sparrow
Digital media, Untitled, by Kelsey Sparrow, 2013.
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