Repatriation

(Updated: 03-March-09, Checked: 03-March-09)

First Nations | Canadian Government | American Indian | American Government
Museums | Repatriation Bibliographies

First Nations
Delgamuuk'w v. British Columbia Supreme Court of Canada. Some aspects of the ruling have implications for archaeology and heritage resource management.
Haisla Totem Pole Repatriation Project Haisla First Nation’s repatriation efforts to return culturally significant materials from an European museum.

Canadian Government

Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board "The Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board is an independent tribunal of the Department of Canadian Heritage that was established in 1977 by section 18 of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act."
Cultural Property Export and Import Act Department of Justice Federal legislation sanctioning the export and import of cultural items
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Federal legislation which requires developers to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment for lands subject to alteration.
The Indian Act
Department of Justice Section 91: Trading with Indians pertains to cultural resource management

Provinces / Territories
British Columbian Heritage Consevation Act
Archaeology Branch of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts British Columbia
Summary of Legislation Protecting Heritage Resources in the Northwest Territories
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Northwest Territories Archaeological Sites Regulations Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

American Indian

American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation: An Intercultural Partnership An organization working towards the education and repatriation of sacred ceremonial materials
A Line in the Sand A site exploring issues of cultural property, Native American sovereignty, identity, ethnic stereotypes and commodification of culture
Who Owns the Past? The American Indian struggle for control of their ancestral remains

American Government

NAGPRA On The Web San Francisco State University, Department of Anthropology Provides links to online resources and bibliographies; includes a section on " NAGPRA Compliance at SFSU".
Society for American Archaeology - Government Affairs Page NAGPRA and repatriation issues

Museums

Canada
Canadian Museum of Civilization Press Release CMC repatriates human remains to Akwesasne Mohawk. November 10, 1998.
MOA - Repatriation Guidelines Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at the University of British Columbia [pdf]
MOA - Management of Culturally Sensitive Material Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at the University of British Columbia [pdf]

United States of America
National Museum of Natural History - Repatriation Office Covers the Smithsonian Institution's policies and procedures regarding repatriation
The Repatriation Department of the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology The office responsible for the implementation of the Native American Graves Protections and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) for the Peabody Museum.

Repatriation Bibliographies

Native American Repatriation & Reburial: A Bibliography Compiled by Archaeologist Barb Bocek, Stanford University
Repatriation and Reburial Issues Maintained by Larry Zimmerman, Anthropology Department University of Iowa

Last modified: Mar 3, 09

The University of British Columbia

Repatriation