LibGuides: Indigenous Hub: Repatriation

Overview

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP)

Article 12

1. Indigenous peoples have the right to manifest, practise, develop and teach their spiritual and religious traditions, customs and ceremonies; the right to maintain, protect, and have access in privacy to their religious and cultural sites; the right to the use and control of their ceremonial objects; and the right to the repatriation of their human remains.

2. States shall seek to enable the access and/or repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains in their possession through fair, transparent and effective mechanisms developed in conjunction with indigenous peoples concerned

UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by Resolution 61/295 of the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007. Canada is a signatory as of May 2016.

Resources

Indigenous Repatriation Handbook by Jisgang Nika Collison; Sdaahl Kawaas Lucy Bell; Lou-ann Neel
ISBN: 9780772673176

Publication Date: 2019-03-29

A reference for BC Indigenous communities and museums, created by and for Indigenous people working in repatriation."Our late friend and brother Rod Naknakim said, 'Reconciliation and repatriation cannot and should not be separated. The two must anchor our conversation and guide our efforts as we move forward collectively with common purpose and understanding.'"--Dan Smith, BCMA Indigenous Advisory Chair, Nuyumbalees Cultural CentreWe are in a new era of reconciliation that involves repatriation--the return of Indigenous objects and Ancestral remains to their home communities--and the creation of meaningful relationships between museums and Indigenous communities. This handbook, the first to be created by and for Indigenous people, provides practical information that will enable each of the 34 unique Indigenous language and cultural groups in BC to carry out the process of repatriation in ways that align with the cultural traditions of each respective community. It also provides information that will be helpful to museums, and to Indigenous communities across Canada.