Protecting Indigenous Knowledge: A Global Challenge

Battiste, M. & Henderson, J.Y. (2000). Protecting Indigenous knowledge: A global challenge. Saskatoon:  Purich Press.

Examination of what constitutes cultural and intellectual property from a "Eurocentric" viewpoint, what is Indigenous knowledge and who may use it, the importance of preserving Indigenous languages and their role in Aboriginal culture, the transmission of knowledge, and the need for legal policy reforms to protect Indigenous knowledge systems.

324 pp.

ISBN  189583015X, 97818958301

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Document Date
2000
Added to Archives 2013
Document Type
Book