The term “Indigenous peoples” can be defined as ethnic groups who are native to a particular place. These groups uphold an interconnected relationship with the natural environment and have lived in, or live in a region associated with a culture or tribe for many generations, before the arrival of non-indigenous peoples to the area. Although many indigenous peoples can be identified by the continuation of cultural traditions and language, not all indigenous communities uphold these traditions as many have adopted substantial elements of a colonizing culture. These elements can include cultural practices, dress, religion or language. Indigenous peoples may be settled in a given region (sedentary) or exhibit a nomadic lifestyle across a large territory, but they are generally historically associated with a specific territory on which they depend.

Indigenous and native groups can be identified by several characteristics. Arguably the most important characteristic is the self identification due to the forced registration of indigenous tribes in many parts of the world.

The renewed prominence of the Black Lives Matter movement around the world, following events in America in 2020, has surfaced the ongoing inequalities experienced around the world that are rooted in discrimination and suppression of indigenous people at the hands of Eurocentric colonialism.

This design proposes a public display that shares information and related objects in an ethical way, to effectively present the narrative of indigenous experiences. This space is designed to allow the stories and experiences of indigenous people and the long term effects of oppression on their communities expression of culture in contemporary society to be told.

The narrative of this this exhibition serves as a personal exploration of the interconnected relationship between Eurocentric colonialism and the indigenous peoples of North America by visitors, allowing for personal reflection and demonstrating the depth and breadth of this complex issue that is intertwined with the domestic politics of North America on a local and national level.

The Museum of Liverpool reflects the city’s global significance through its unique geography, history and culture. Visitors can explore how the port, its people, and their creative and sporting history have shaped the city.

The Museum of Liverpool in Liverpool, England, is the newest addition to the National Museums Liverpool group having opened in 2011 replacing the former Museum of Liverpool Life. National Museums Liverpool intention, is for the new venue to tell the story of Liverpool and its people, and reflect the city’s global significance. The museum is housed in a new purpose-built building on the Mann Island site at the Pier Head.

The museum, which was designed by architects 3XN and engineers Buro Happold and built by Galliford Tryat cost of £72 million, provides 8,000 square metres of exhibition space, housing more than 6,000 objects. It has flexible spaces that regularly change to enable National Museums Liverpool to show more of their collections.

Exhibits from the entirety of National Museums Liverpool’s collections are used for the Museum of Liverpool’s displays. They tell the story of the city through items from: collections of costume and decorative art; entomological and botanical collections;