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and policy among countless conflicting groups during a period of transition will be invaluable for students and for the interested general reader

In the Spirit of the Ancestors: Contemporary Northwest Coast Art at the Burke Museum books and the establishment of aIn the Spirit of the Ancestors celebrates the vitality of contemporary Pacific Northwest Coast art by showcasing a selection of objects from the Burke Museum's collection of more than 2,400 late twentieth and early twenty first century Native American works. Essays focus on contemporary art while exploring the important historical precedents on which so many artists rely for training and inspiration. Margaret Blackman reflects on building one of the