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Northern Cheyenne Tribe reclaims cultural belongings from the University of Montana
The tribe signed agreements for stewardship and ownership of cultural items now housed at UM, with 83% of funerary objects made available for return, officials said.
- A delegation of about a dozen Northern Cheyenne elders traveled last week to UM to review and reclaim cultural items, recordings, and documents in the Mansfield Library.
- Following new 2024 NAGPRA rules, UM expanded repatriation by hiring Courtney Little Axe in 2023 and receiving a state budget appropriation of more than $367,000, supporting months of consultation.
- Inspecting the collection, the group noted some digitized audio recordings from cassettes and wax cylinders sounded underwater or like chipmunks, while a doll had a `needs more research` Post-it note, UM repatriation liaison Mikaylia Yellowrobe said.
- With agreements signed on Wednesday evening, the tribe gained full authority over the belongings while they remain housed at UM, according to Northern Cheyenne leaders and staff.
- With only about 300 fluent Cheyenne speakers remaining, the tribe lacks secure facilities, and ProPublica 2023 found about half of 210,000 Native American remains unrepatriated.
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Northern Cheyenne Tribe reclaims cultural belongings from the University of Montana
Inside the University of Montana’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, Donovan Taylor stretched his arms across a wooden conference table holding his phone, which was recording, up to two gray speakers.
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‘This is who we are’: Northern Cheyenne Tribe reclaims cultural belongings from UM
Northern Cheyenne elders and cultural leaders traveled from the southeastern Montana reservation to UM to reclaim ownership of dozens of culturally significant items, recordings and documents in the university’s collections.
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