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2013
Book chapter
Interwoven histories and new legacies: working with the Tlicho Nation
Global Ancestors is a collection of papers which reflect on modern museological responses to the often complex and emotive relationship that people have with the ancestors and objects which they created. Set out in three broad themes, the first collection of papers explore how indigenous peoples are represented in museums...Knowles, Chantal
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2008
Conference paper (published)
Object journeys: outreach work between National Museums Scotland and the Tlicho
Objects are always undertaking new journeys as they physically move with people, between people through exchange, and are used or engaged with by their makers, owners or users. These journeys diverge from the biographies of individuals or groups who are temporarily or transiently associated with them. The journeys that objects...Knowles, Chantal
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2013
Book chapter
Revolution and revitalization: the War of Independence and its aftermath (catalogue)
The catalogue accompanying the exhibition (On the Trails of the Iroquois) provides insights into the historical and cultural context of the exhibits and their makers. In addition, it also highlights the importance of the ethnographic collections held by museums today for an understanding of a fascinating people and their culture.Allan, Stuart
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2016
Journal article
"Shall I gie them more wind?" James Richardson VC and his pipes
The short life of James Cleland Richardson VC is both poignant and pertinent to the broader narrative of the Scottish diaspora at war. It encapsulates the experience of a young, newly-arrived Scottish emigrant to Canada who so very soon after his arrival volunteered to defend his recently left homeland and...Forsyth, David S
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2018
Journal article
The distribution of Schramocaris (Eumalacostraca, Crustacea) along the northwestern coast of the Rheic Ocean during the Lower Carboniferous
Two new species of Schramocaris from the Viséan, Lower Carboniferous of Scotland and eastern Canada extend the range and distribution of this crustacean along the northwestern coast of the Rheic Ocean. New species from Glencartholm, southern Scotland and Upperton, New Brunswick, Canada represents the first recognised occurrence of this genus...Ross, Andrew ; Clark, Neil D L ; Miller, Randall F
marine, Scotland, Viséan, Tealliocaris, Canada, and crustacean
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2018
Journal article
Maude Abbott and the origin and mysterious disappearance of the Canadian Medical War Museum
From the mid-1960s a new breed of scientific instrument curators emerged in the United Kingdom. This small community of practice developed in parallel to but Context.—In the early 1900s, it was common practice to retain, prepare, and display instructive pathologic specimens to teach pathology to medical trainees and practitioners; these...Wright Jr, James R ; Alberti, S J M M ; Lyons, Christopher ; Fraser, Richard S