The 12th Annual Repatriation Conference will give practical training in areas of domestic and international repatriation, critical thinking opportunities to develop strategies, networking breaks to build relationships, and intergenerational healing tools to support a healthy working environment, to build capacity for Native Nations, allies, and institutions.
The Association welcomes all Conference attendees to this fully virtual conference that is intended for Native Nation and Native Hawaiian Organization leaders, practitioners, Elders and representatives, museums, institutions, government agencies, academics, attorneys, collectors, artists, cultural preservationists and others engaged or interested in the return of diverse cultural heritage.
Call for Session Proposals.
Panel presentations must meet the following criteria:
- The session must be relevant to the Conference theme: Tending the Fire – Sustaining the Journey Home. The theme asks us to look to the future to build capacity so that we can sustain our work to complete repatriation.
- The session adds value to repatriation practice by providing new and interesting information about repatriation efforts – whether those efforts are pursuant to NAGPRA, international repatriation, trafficking, return of tangible or intangible cultural heritage, which could include language, items, knowledge, seeds, or efforts taking place to protect Native cultural heritage domestically or abroad.
- The session is interactive and involves the audience to develop skills, strategies, networks and collaborative efforts.
- The session provides respectful dialogue, even where there may be controversy or disagreement.
