Restitution and Reconciliation
About the Project
States, such as Canada, are key players in the processes of repatriation, but so are individual museums and the networks of museum associations that represent them. This project examines the interaction between state and non-state actors as they use legal documents to create processes that put repatriation into action. It reviews the adoption of United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) at the international level and the development of domestic Canadian documents that relate to museum practice. It investigates how UNDRIP, in coordination with other legal processes, is influencing domestic museum policies regarding repatriation.
