Presentation given by Shannon Keller O'Loughlin, Executive Director and Attorney of the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA), at the 2019 ATALM annual conference held in Temecula, CA.
Presentation given by Shannon Keller O'Loughlin, Executive Director and Attorney at AAIA and Shannon Martin, Director of the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways, at the 2019 ATALM annual conference held in Temecula, CA.
This article discusses the history of toxic chemical use on museum collections and the consequences of this practice for the repatriation of cultural and sacred belongings.
Carrying Our Ancestors Home's team asked tribal experts in cultural heritage and repatriation what they think other tribal members should understand about repatriation, and how any tribal member can get involved in protecting cultural sites and ancestors.
"Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, and California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA Arroyo Sequit (CA–LAN– 52) and Humaliwu (CA– LAN–264)"
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.
Chip Colwell closely examines the function and detail of healing resulting from NAGPRA repatriations in multiple tribal communities, and decribes the socio-political impact of the legislation and process.
Social Justice, Repatriation Law and Policy, Teaching Resources
Summary
The American Indian Student Movement for Repatriation at UCLA in 1990. A documentary film by Lucius Martin, who produced this in 2003-2004 as a student at UCLA.
