These guidelines are written for Native American communities who wish to collaborate with museum professionals or tribes. They were developed in collaboration between Native and non-Native cultural leaders, museum professionals, and artists over 3 years.
A list of French museums that have non-European collections. The links lead to further museum collection websites. This resource was submitted by Jennifer Byram at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Teaching Resources, Repatriation Law and Policy, Anti-Colonial Practices
Summary
GRASAC is a project started in 2005 to create a network of people who wish to share knowledge about Great Lake cultures, and a database of Great Lakes materials from across the world for digital reunification of cultural items.
Social Justice, Holistic Wellness, Teaching Resources
Summary
Sonya Atalay describes her work in repatriation and reclamation, and its ties to wellness of Indigenous communities. She refers to her experience over the past 15 years and describes the ways in which communities engage with repatriation in great detail.
A database of museum collections in Europe (so far a network of 50) in addition to a 3D, virtual reality museum. This resource was submitted by Jennifer Byram at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Researchers conducted a survey regarding the perception and impact of NAGPRA on American Indian/Alaska Native tribes, by sending a survey to 508 federally recognized tribes in 32 states. The summary begins on page 27.
An accessible handbook for those unfamiliar with existing policy, which covers many laws pertaining to historic preservation, including repatriation laws.
This is the 2018 edition covering all U.S. Cultural heritage protection laws. Twenty-eight laws are explained in chronological order so as to show how this field of law has developed over time.
NHK-World Japan reports on the return of remains to the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan. The article provides a general overview of the reasons remains were taken, and the necessity for their return.
