CTAL: Indigenous Bodies Then

Aug 11, 2022  

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Indigenous remains and their associated grave goods were once considered hot commodities that commanded scholarship and hordes of museum visitors until a sudden arrest at the ROM. This lecture discusses what happened at the Royal Ontario Museum that led to dramatic changes in both ethics and laws regarding archaeological practices and the rights of the Indigenous dead.