Produced by Kevin Finney (2010).

uilding on the efforts of those who fought to establish NAGPRA and who have worked to bring Ancestors and cultural belongings home over the past 30 years, we now focus on the future. Sonya, Shannon and David will discuss essential strategies for how to engage with reluctant institutions. Particularly, they will discuss strategies for moving institutions toward an understanding that relationships with Tribes, built and strengthened through NAGPRA work, are generative and can lead to new and innovative Tribally designed and led partnerships. Out of those partnerships cutting edge research is allowing for the repatriation and rematriation of heirloom seeds.

The museum’s 2022 Native Cinema Showcase is an annual celebration of the best in Indigenous film. Embracing their communities’ oral histories, knowledge and ancestral lands, Indigenous filmmakers seek guidance from the past and envision new paths for the future. The showcase provides a unique forum for engagement with filmmakers from Indigenous communities throughout the Western Hemisphere and the Arctic.

The online program includes a total of 35 films (six features and 30 shorts) representing 30 Native nations in eight different countries: US, Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Colombia and Sweden.