Dear Friends, I am preparing to do some research for an upcoming internship project and my MA thesis. I am interested in looking at the effects that traveling exhibits have on local communities, specifically Native American and other minority groups, other than purely economic. The concept of repatriation extends beyond the legislatively mandated return of human remains and certain cultural materials to encompass the return of knowledge and awareness of objects in museum collections to the Native communities from which they originally derived (Loring 1995: 13). In this regard, traveling exhibits can function as a form of repatriation -- without the actual permanent relocation of objects. For example, in the specific case I will be looking at, it has been suggested that the impact of recent exhibits includes the continuing use of exhibit teacher's guides in schools and the recurring appearance of images from exhibition objects in contemporary works of Native art. As yet I have not identified any articles that address the issue of the long-term impact of traveling exhibits, or any sources that discuss the above broader definition of repatriation. I would greatly appreciate being advised of sources that do (including unpublished manuscripts). Comments on this issue are also welcome. Please respond to me personally at [log in to unmask] Thanks in advance! Warmest Regards, Kelley Curtis Applied Anthropology University of South Florida Tampa