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.
Presentation by founding member of the Rapa Nui Repatriation Program, Piru Huke Atan at the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference in Los Angeles, CA 2018.
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.
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.
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.
A list of European museums that have American Indian/Inuit collections. This resource was submitted by Jennifer Byram at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
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.
