Building Relationships and Sharing Information: A Gathering of the Midwest NAGPRA Community

Summary

This is an abstract from the "In Search of Solutions: Exploring Pathways to Repatriation for NAGPRA Practitioners (Part IV): NAGPRA in Policy, Protocol, and Practice" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The first NAGPRA Community of Practice, established in 2019 through the University of Denver, illustrated the vital role communication, listening, and learning plays among institutions and tribal partners as we move forward in fulfilling our NAGPRA responsibilities, including ensuring the return of Native Ancestors and cultural objects. The need for regionally focused communications between institutions, tribal communities, and interested parties quickly became evident and in 2021 the Southeastern NAGPRA Community of Practice was formed. Since that time, individual states such as Colorado and Wisconsin have also formed statewide groups to discuss and share information relevant to NAGPRA. The Midwest NAGPRA Community of Practice was initiated in summer 2023 with the goal of facilitating improved communication among midwestern institutions, historical societies, and tribal communities regarding best practices, information sharing, and relationship building. Our poster summarizes how we started the Midwest NAGPRA Community of Practice, our goals, future initiatives, and the progress that has been made during the Community’s initial year.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• In Search of Solutions: Exploring Pathways to Repatriation for NAGPRA Practitioners (Part IV): NAGPRA in Policy, Protocol, and Practice   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38916.0