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Yes Museums could return ALL baskets & cultural items (many they rarely use or display). Collaborate with tribes for visiting exhibit/research. Uphold sovereignty, build best practices, be better. Just give them all back. (Don’t get me started on remains of ancestors. Sheesh.)
Museums will invite me to do “decolonizing museums” talks. I’ll go “Step 1 give everything back. End of steps.” They’re confused. I’ll say “anyway. Whose got keys to the warehouse?” Someone asks “wait? Do you mean everything?” I advance to next slide which says “yes. Everything.”
Many museums won’t acknowledge they built immense wealth b/c of genocide. Values of “preservation” dispossessed Natives of wealth & control over lands, histories & cultures. Saying “Museums kept items preserved/safe.” Cool. We survived. Thanks for the assist. Give ‘em back.
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