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This article highlights the extent to which international law has changed rapidly in recent years in relation to the rights of Indigenous peoples generally and in particular how this impacts upon the legal status of traditional knowledge and culture. It reviews the recognition of the unique legal status of Māori in Aotearoa and Aboriginal peoples in Canada in relation to self-determination and how their changing place within these nations are affecting the operations of museums, libraries, and archives as case studies, illustrating some of the key legal and practical challenges that now impinge upon the work of archivists and related professionals in many countries.
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This article has benefited greatly from the research assistance of Hai-Yuean Tualima, LLB, LLM (Waikato) and the comments of Melissa Castan, Senior Lecturer in Law at Monash University and Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights.
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Morse, B.W. Indigenous human rights and knowledge in archives, museums, and libraries: some international perspectives with specific reference to New Zealand and Canada. Arch Sci 12, 113–140 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10502-011-9165-y
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