Repatriation

Two Archaeologists Unscientifically Argue That Ethical Practice Is Anti-Science

April 27, 2021 at 5:27 pm

By April M. Beisaw, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Vassar College, NY In recent weeks, two archaeologists–Bruce Bourque and Elizabeth Weiss–have published on …

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Reclaiming the Ancestors: Indigenous and Black Perspectives on Repatriation, Human Rights, and Justice

August 31, 2020 at 6:52 pm

Over the last several centuries, Indigenous, Black, and other colonized peoples’ remains have been turned into objects of study for archaeologists, anthropologists, …

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Restoring Dignity to Stolen Ancestors

December 5, 2019 at 4:12 pm

A man stands on the farm in Sutherland, South Africa, where a medical student once unethically exhumed nine bodies for scientific study. …

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Two Archaeologists Unscientifically Argue That Ethical Practice Is Anti-Science

Reclaiming the Ancestors: Indigenous and Black Perspectives on Repatriation, Human Rights, and Justice

Restoring Dignity to Stolen Ancestors

After 87 Years At The Smithsonian, Bones Of Alaska Natives Returned And Reburied

After 87 Years At The Smithsonian, Bones Of Alaska Natives Returned And Reburied

After 87 years in a Smithsonian collection, bones of Igiugig ancestors return home

After 87 years in a Smithsonian collection, bones of Igiugig ancestors return home

Metepenagiag First Nation celebrates return of 60,000 artifacts

Ainu skull stolen in 1879 makes historic return from Berlin

Quapaw tribe continues repatriation efforts of cultural items

British Museum helps return stolen artifact to Uzbekistan

For Haida, wooden chest holds the promise of reunion with Indigenous treasures

Native America’s Necessary And Imperfect Law, Chip Colwell for HuffPost

Native America’s Necessary And Imperfect Law, Chip Colwell for HuffPost

Call for Sessions: 2017 Indigenous International Repatriation Conference

Call for Sessions: 2017 Indigenous International Repatriation Conference

SAR Lecture: Repatriation beyond the U.S.

SAR Lecture: Repatriation beyond the U.S.

Kennewick Man: Build bridges to prevent a repeat of ill will

Guest Article: 2016 Indigenous International Repatriation Conference: A Global Dialogue on “Shifting the Burden” in Museology

Guest Article: 2016 Indigenous International Repatriation Conference: A Global Dialogue on “Shifting the Burden” in Museology

Harvard repatriating ancestral human remains from Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

Harvard repatriating ancestral human remains from Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

Indigenous Australians demand return of shield taken by Captain Cook