Description: An original perspective on the history of northern North American peoples grounded in things, this book explores how close, collaborative looking can discern the traces of contact, exchange, and movement of objects and give them a life and political power in complex cross-cultural histories.
Brief description: Beverly Lemire is professor and Henry Marshall Tory Chair in the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta.
Review Quotes: "[An] impressive collection that will surely impact how scholars think about material culture, collaborative research, and decolonizing the academy for years to come." HNet