Symposium on repatriation
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Wed, 10 Nov 1993 15:20:26 EST
ANNOUNCEMENT
The following was taken from the "Dispatch," the
newsletter of the American Association of State and
Local History---
RETURNING THE PAST: A SYMPOSIUM ON NATIVE AMERICAN
REPATRIATION AND THE MUSEUM COMMUNITY will be held on
November 19 at the University of Arkansas at Little
Rock. Michael Hasmmond, executive director of the
recently opened museum of the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, will discuss how
repatriation has affected Native American tribes and
mujseums. Other speakers will discuss how they have
implemented the Native American Graves Repatriation Act
and the legal responsibility of museums to return
Native American materials in their collections. For
details contact UALR, 2801 S. University, Little Rock, AR
72204-1099. (501)569-3235.
Helen Engle, Archivist, National Archives-New England