Free with registration 

In this conversation with Indigenous experts, attendees will learn about repatriation initiatives led by Indigenous peoples on three continents. Some of the initiatives discussed will include the development of repatriation guides, ethical guidelines, and community advocacy. 

Panelists: Lucy Bell, Haida Nation (Canada), Amy Lonetree, Ho-Chunk Nation and UC Santa Cruz (US), Lis-Mari Hjortfors, Sami Parliament (Sweden) Árran Lulesami Museum (Norway) 

Moderator: Tricia Logan (Canada) 

About this Series:
Join Indigenous experts, museum professionals, and human rights specialists from across the globe for a series of conversations regarding repatriation and the return of cultural heritage. One year ago, the University of British Columbia (UBC) hosted an expert seminar to support the work of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ (EMRIP) in drafting a report on the repatriation of ceremonial objects, human remains, and the intangible heritage of Indigenous peoples. EMRIP’s report was presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council and adopted in October 2020. Keeping the recommendations of this report in mind and in the spirit of global collaboration this conversation series is being presented to encourage intercontinental and interdisciplinary dialogues among participants and to foster the strengthening and/or creation of communities of professional practice across the globe. See the series flyer here: http://www.illinoisstatemuseum.org/sites/default/files/gcflyer8x11.pdf 
 
This series is presented by Illinois State Museum; The Museum of Us; the Canada Research Chair on Civic Museology at the University of Montreal; On Possible Futures, funded by the Maryland Institute College of Arts; the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto; ICOM’s International Committee on Collecting (COMCOL); and Armando Perla. Registration is required for each session. Content will also be made available through open-source publications and other forms of dissemination after the series is completed.