A museum study on utilization of traditional knowledge and research ethics

• Project/Area Number: 15K12963
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology
• Research Institution: National Museum of Japanese History
• Principal Investigator: UCHIDA JUNKO 国立歴史民俗博物館, 大学共同利用機関等の部局等, 准教授 (60321543)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
• Keywords: 伝統的知識 / 博物館 / 博物館資料

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We clarified the points of discussions about the traditional knowledge in the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore. And we examined the methods of establishment of relationship between museums and indigenous peoples and of handling of their traditional knowledge at museums in Australia and Canada.