Sacred work: Museums and universities must reunite ancestors’ remains with tribes.

Sacred work: Museums and universities must reunite ancestors’ remains with tribes.

Native American Heritage Month turns a spotlight on how we treat issues of importance to Indigenous peoples. Below: A former museum curator describes how museums and universities neglect the remains of ancestors and artifacts of tribes, rather than returning the items. Another view: An assistant professor specializing in Indigenous people’s history describes how U.S. political leaders fail to respect Native American governments. Guest Commentar…

Commentary: Reunite ancestors’ remains with tribes

Imagine your relatives’ bones stored in the basement of an unfamiliar university or museum.

Sacred work: Museums and universities must reunite ancestors’ remains with tribes.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Native American Heritage Month turns a spotlight on how we treat issues of importance to Indigenous peoples. Below: A former museum curator describes how museums and universities neglect the remains of ancestors and artifacts of tribes, rather than returning the items. Another view: […] The post Sacred work: Museums and universities must reunite ancestors’ remains …

Sacred work: Museums and universities must reunite ancestors’ remains with tribes.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Native American Heritage Month turns a spotlight on how we treat issues of importance to Indigenous peoples. Below: A former museum curator describes how museums and universities neglect the remains of ancestors and artifacts of tribes, rather than returning the items. Another view: […] The post Sacred work: Museums and universities must reunite ancestors’ remains …

Sacred work: Museums and universities must reunite ancestors’ remains with tribes.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Native American Heritage Month turns a spotlight on how we treat issues of importance to Indigenous peoples. Below: A former museum curator describes how museums and universities neglect the remains of ancestors and artifacts of tribes, rather than returning the items. Another view: […] The post Sacred work: Museums and universities must reunite ancestors’ remains …

Sacred work: Museums and universities must reunite ancestors’ remains with tribes.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Native American Heritage Month turns a spotlight on how we treat issues of importance to Indigenous peoples. Below: A former museum curator describes how museums and universities neglect the remains of ancestors and artifacts of tribes, rather than returning the items. Another view: […] The post Sacred work: Museums and universities must reunite ancestors’ remains …