"APPROACHES TO REPATRIATION" -- March 23 - 28 with Tom Hill

CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA

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While the principle of returning sacred and cultural objects from
museum collections to First Nations is widely accepted, the practices
and implications of repatriation are not as clearly understood. This
course explores the complex issues that surround the return of First
Nations cultural resources and discusses strategies for repatriation
that balance the interests of all parties. You will develop your
ability to manage repatriation processes by considering:

*  the moral, ethical, political, and legal bases for repatriation
of sacred and cultural objects
*   the historic context and evolution of repatriation policy and
practice
*   current Canadian, American, and international approaches to
repatriation
*   special considerations relating to the repatriation of sacred
objects and human remains
*  research methods to identify the location, provenance, and
status of objects held in museum collections
*  First Nations and museum perspectives on the handling and
stewardship of sacred and cultural objects
*   issues of ownership, access, use, and cultural affiliation
*   approaches to repatriation agreements
*   financial, political, ethical, ceremonial, and logistical
implications of repatriation
*   opportunities and options for the co-management of objects and
collections

This course involves a preparatory assignment.

Instructor: Tom Hill is Museum Director at the Woodland Indian
Cultural Education Centre and was Co-Chair of the Canadian Task Force
on Museums and First Peoples
Dates: March 23 - 28, 1998
Please register by: February 27
Fee: $589 (credit or non-credit, Canadian funds)
Travel: Victoria is easily accessible by air or ferry from both
Vancouver and Seattle
Accommodation: Program staff are pleased to provide you with
on-campus and off-campus alternatives; bed & breakfast alternatives
for as low as $25/night

For more information on this course and others offered in 1998,
please contact:

Joy Davis, Program Director
Brenda Weatherston, Program Coordinator
Cultural Resource Management
Division of Continuing Studies
University of Victoria
PO Box 3030  Victoria, BC V8W 3N6 CANADA
Telephone (250) 721-8462  Fax: (250) 721-8774
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp

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