Hi Jerrie,
I am late to this but I wanted to say that I admire you for your decision
to make human beings, and their dignity, a priority in your professional work.
I wanted to tell you about an experience I had that I thought of while reading your reply today.
While I served as the ED at the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, NM, we had several unusual things happen, that prompted a discussion about how uneasy/difficult/ugly the museum atmosphere was. Kathleen (my assistant who was also from Taos Pueblo), made the arrangements for a blessing of the Museum. An elder from the Pueblo, along with a priest from one of the churches, came to the Museum and went, room by room, to speak and participate in actions to help with the "unsettled-ness" there. Observing this was one of the most incredible experiences of my personal and professional life, and, set the stage for demonstrating that we wanted to be responsive and sensitive to cultural concerns.
While board members as a whole may not have understood, or appreciated what was done, it was the absolute right thing to do.
I want to send my best wishes to you in all of your efforts....
Jill
Jill Hoffman, Ph.D.
Helen DeVitt Jones Curator of Education
and
Faculty, Graduate Museum Science Program,
Museum of Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
806-742-2432
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Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 5:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Letting Paranormal investigators use the museum - decision
It's been a while but I decided to thank again those who commented on and off-List. I read the comments over carefully, thought about conversations I had with Tlingit friends and colleagues when I lived in Haines Alaska, and discussed the issue extensively with the museum's curator/archaeologist. I decided to not allow investigations at Lost City Museum. The building was constructed on one of the excavation sites. There were houses and burials here. The policy that will probably be fleshed out a little as I complete the policies for use of the museum is: In order to maintain respect for those who lived and died on this site and for their descendants, paranormal investigations will not be allowed.
Jerrie
Jerrie Clarke
Director
Lost City Museum
PO Box 807
Overton, NV 89040
(702) 397-2193
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