Alaskan tribes waiting for Denver Art Museum to return their heritage

The Tlingít and Haida tribes have been requesting multiple cultural objects held in the institution’s collection for years.

While the museum claims to abide by NAGPRA and states on its website that it is committed to listening and centering Indigenous communities by “providing meaningful access to our resources including collections, programs, tools, and spaces,” members of the Tlingít and Haida Tribes told the Denver Post that they’re still trying to recover their cultural property and accused DAM officials of being “intransigent, condescending and insensitive” in tribal consultations.

Hyperallergic has reached out to DAM and the Tlingít and Haida Tribes for comment.