Community Collaboration
The Whyte is looking to enrich what we know about the living objects in our collection. It is important to us that we share the most accurate and appropriate information possible.
Are you someone who might have something to share?
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If you have any information to share please reach out through our Contact page.
Heritage Gallery: Bison (Tâtâga)
We are seeking knowledge from the Indigenous community to help provide more context and understanding of these cultural belongings.
Bag
103.05.1024
Date: prior to 1970
Materials: skin; glass
Child's Capelet
103.05.1046
Date: 1920-1950
Materials: skin; hair; hoof; feathers​
Shirt
103.05.1024
Date: 1880-1900
Materials: bison skin; porcupine quill; fibre
Caparison
104.24.3010
Date: 1920-1930
Materials: fibre; glass; skin​
Local Contexts
At The Whyte, we are committed to creating an ethical space for the preservation, presentation and management of Indigenous cultural heritage. The Local Contexts initiative provides a technical platform that supports doing this in a respectful and visible manner. Local Contexts creates effective pathways for implementing and maintaining Indigenous data rights.
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Our institution is committed to the development of new modes of collaboration, engagement, and partnership with Indigenous peoples for the care and stewardship of past and future heritage collections.
Collections and items in our institution have incomplete, inaccurate, and/or missing attribution. We are using this Notice to clearly identify this material so that it can be updated, or corrected by communities of origin. Our institution is committed to collaboration and partnerships to address this problem of incorrect or missing attribution.
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