Royal B.C. Museum calls on indigenous people to submit stories about relics
An indigenous artist and writer says First Nations artifacts in museums are not simply cold, hard objects, but are rather the belongings of families and communities.
The Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria has brought in Francine Cunningham as the guest editor for the spring issue of its digital magazine Curious, which will focus on indigenous peoples’ relationship to the museum’s collections.
The issue will feature essays, articles, creative writing, images, video and sound submitted by indigenous people about their perspective on the relics kept at the museum, whether the items should be there, and how they feel visiting the space.
“I really want the point of view of people who maybe feel excluded from the museum setting or feel like they haven’t been welcomed before,” Cunningham said.