This module follows current efforts by the Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation (OCEN) to protect their ancestors and sacred sites. It includes on-site interviews with tribal members, a recording of a play, and an assembly cut of a feature length film.
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Aerial View of California National Monument Island
Anti-Colonial Practices, Holistic Wellness, Repatriation Law and Policy, Teaching Resources, Indigenous Practices
Summary
Sean Milanovich focused on the importance of individual, familial, and tribal healing that results from the proper care of the dead and the significance of wakes among his people.
Anti-Colonial Practices, Holistic Wellness, Repatriation Law and Policy, Teaching Resources
Summary
Cindi Alvitre discusses her experience working in the area of NAGPRA at California State University, Long Beach. Alvitre shares issues surrounding the preservation and protection of Puvunga, a sacred and ancient village site.
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.
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.
