Happening on the grounds in tribal communities and more International Experiences around repatriation. Our third panel will be chaired today by Roberta Bobby connor, a member of the confederated tribes, director of the cultural institute. Since its opening in 1980. Bobby is a former trustee of the Smithsonian Museum of American Indian and chairman of the board and its been my great pleasure to have a few years working with her. She is an amazing and thoughtful advocate, critic, intellectual around the practice of museums and museumology particularly in native country. The conversations ive had with bobby over the years have been so enlightening, ive learned an incredible amount from her about how things operate on the ground, in her own very fine institution, but also her kind of picture of the National Scene and about the mission of museums in Indian Country. So bobby, its wonderful to have you here. Its my pleasure to see you and spend time with you and i will turn things over to you
2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the National Museum of the American Indian act. The law established the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall as part of the Smithsonian Institution and encouraged the smithsonian to return any american remains and objects to federally recognized indian tribes. Next next, from a daylong symposium marking the anniversary, a Panel Reviews the process from the native perspective. This is a little over an hour. Its 2 02 according to my phone, so i think what well do is well slowly make our way back in and recommence with the symposium. Those of who you may be joining us a little bit later, we had a wonderful pair of sessions first thing in the morning. We talked a little bit about the histories, both legislative and activists that brought us to the mai act and we talked a little bit about the nuts and bolts operations of that act within the smithsonian. I hope everyone had a wonderful lunch. I know i did. Always the chiliflavored cho
Life on cspan cspan2 cspan radio, and www. Cspan. Org. 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the National Museum of the American Indian act. The law established the museum on the national law as part of the Smithsonian Institution and encouraged the smithsonian to return any american remains and objects to federally recognized indian tribes. Next, from a daylong symposium marking the anniversary, a panel views the repatriation process from the native perspective. This is a little over an hour. Its 2 02 according to my phone, so i think what well do is well slowly make our way back in and recommence with the symposium. Those of who you may be joining us a little bit later, we had a wonderful pair of sessions first thing in the morning. We talked a little bit about the histories, both legislative and activists that brought us to the nmai act and we talked a little bit about the nuts and bolts operations of that act within the smithsonian. I hope everyone had a wonderful lunch. I know i did.