Going Home 15: Experiences in International Repatriation - Cecil Pavlat

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Going Home 15: Experiences in International Repatriation - Cecil Pavlat

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The 1989 National Museum of the American Indian Act (NMAIA) opened a new era in relations between Native Americans and museums by giving legal weight to the spiritual and ethical concerns of tribes. To commemorate 25 years of repatriation, the National Museum of the American Indian has convened this symposium to discuss the history of the NMAIA, current repatriation practices at the Smithsonian Institution, and the future of repatriation beyond political and geographical boundaries. In this segment, Cecil Pavlat, Cultural Repatriation Specialist, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, speaks on the panel topic, "Bringing the Ancestors Home: Experiences in International Repatriation." Cecil Pavlat Sr. is a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and a traditional practitioner within his community. He earned an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science with a concentration in Native American Studies and an Anishinaabe Language Institute Degree, with honors, both from Bay Mills Community College. Pavlat has served as the Cultural Repatriation Specialist for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians for the past 15 years. He has made it his life responsibility to care for his Ancestors. Pavlat is a founding member and previous chairperson of the Michigan Anishinaabek Cultural Preservation and Repatriation Alliance (MACPRA) and of the Sugar Island Powwow. He believes in the importance of strong cultural ties to his tribal heritage and is actively working to restore and preserve that heritage. The symposium, "Going Home: 25 Years of Repatriation Under the NMAI Act," was webcast and recorded at the Rasmuson Theater of the National Museum of the American Indian on November 19, 2014.

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24 min 9 sec

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Native American Indian Museum Smithsonian "Indigenous Peoples" "Smithsonian Institution" "Smithsonian NMAI" "National Museum of the American Indian"

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National Museum of the American Indian

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2014-11-21T20:18:29.000Z

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National Museum of the American Indian

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Native Americans;American Indians

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