Do Human Remains Belong in Museum Collections?

Описание: Hey! Today I am going to talk about bodies, museums, colonialism, and Star Trek. Enjoy!

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Links to letters, laws, articles, and other interesting tidbits mentioned in this video:
“The Campaign to Thwart Paleogenetic Research into North America’s Indigenous Peoples” https://quillette.com/2021/03/29/the-...

NAGPRA Policies and Procedures Manual: https://nagpra.umich.edu/wp-content/u...

-“Turning the Page” Task Force Report 1994 - http://museums.in1touch.org/uploaded/...

Human Tissue Act 2004
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/...

Open letter to E. Weiss and Springer: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...

Twitter thread discussing the book:   / 1340405975271043074  

"Two Archaeologists Unscientifically Argue that Ethical Practice is Anti-Science" by April M. Beisaw, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Vassar College, NY
https://thegeekanthropologist.com/202...

CEO argues against repatriation
https://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/...

Letter from the British Association of Biological Anthropology:
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Open Letter to University Florida Press and Authors of ‘Repatriation and Erasing the Past’:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...

Statement on ‘Repatriation and Erasing the Past’ from the Chairs and Ethics Subcommittee of the Bioarchaeology Interest Group Society for American Archaeology (SAA):
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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction to the History of Anthropology
5:20 - The Study and Display of Human Remains (CW: Medical Racism)
11:00 Returning Remains
13:30 - The Anti-Repatriation Movement - Bruce Bourque
18:12 - The Anti-Repatriation Movement - Elizabeth Weiss
28:24 - Closing Thoughts