Let's All Return What Was Taken (Repatriate Now)

In our current era of accountability, truth, and reconciliation of complex realities, and in many cases harm and hardship, experienced by Indigenous People as a result of unfair and oppressive practices, our return and repatriation of culturally significant items, artifacts and ancestors is more urgent than ever.

This poster will present a uniquely non-linear visual perspective of benchmarks in the process of acquisition, identification, deaccession and return of ancestral offerings, art, and artifacts from museum collections.

Case studies of completed, in-process and potential repatriation projects will serve as a catalyst for sharing information and growing our collective understanding of the practical application and impacts of cultural heritage policy.