Abstract
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released a report with ninety-four Calls to Action that address the crimes committed against Indigenous populations. With museums being historically complicit in violent collecting practices and ongoing misrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in Canada, discussions around decolonization and reconciliation feel premature. The current TRC Calls to Action do not hold museums accountable for participation in colonial practices and or detail demonstrable actions to engage in genuine reconciliation. The first step is creating a database to provide public access to Indigenous artifacts with the goal of repatriating Indigenous sacred objects and human remains.
Presenters
Liz FeldEducator, Education/Faculty of Art, Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives/OCAD University, Canada
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2022 Special Focus—Rethinking the Museum
KEYWORDS
Museums, Canada, Repatriation, Reconciliation, Colonialism, Decolonization, Indigenous, TRC, Representation, Archive
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