Working with and for Ancestors

Chelsea H. Meloche is a PhD candidate in the Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, where she is investigating the effects of repatriation. Her research interests also include critical cultural heritage studies and collaborative and decolonizing research strategies in archaeology and biological anthropology. Laure Spake is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Otago, where she researches child growth and development, demography, and human variation in past and present populations. She has also written on ethical issues relating to collections and technology in biological anthropology. Katherine L. Nichols is a PhD student working between the Departments of Indigenous Studies and Archaeology at Simon Fraser University, and is affiliated with the Centre for Forensic Research. Her research focusses on applying forensic and archaeological methods to Indian residential schools in Canada.

Part 1 Building Relationships: Proceed with Respect and Patience 1 Bearing Witness: What Can Archaeology Contribute in an Indian Residential School Context? 2 Pathway to Decolonizing Collections of Ainu Ancestral Remains: Recent Developments in Repatriation Within Japan 3 The Brandon Indian Residential School Cemetery Project: Working Towards Reconciliation Using Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology 4 Washington’s Non-Forensic Human Skeletal Remains Law and the State Physical Anthropologist: A Collaborative Process and Model for Other States 5 Bii-Azhe Ḡiiwé Iná Daanig (Let’s Bring Them Home): Lessons in Humility, Relationships, and Changing Perspectives Part 2 Caring for the Ancestors: Developments in Museum Collaborations 6 Why We Repatriate: On the Long Arc Toward Justice at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science 7 the Importance of Kaitiakitanga (Guardianship and Care) and Rangahau (Research) for the Karanga Aotearoa Repatriation Programme 8 Toward a Twenty-First-Century Model for the Collaborative Care and Curation of Human Remains 9 The Southern African Human Remains Management Project: Making (P)Reparations in Year One 10 Caring for the Ancestors at the Royal BC Museum Part 3 Learning From the Ancestors: Collaborative Research Projects 11 The Journey Home: Sto:Lō Values and Collaboration in Repatriation 12 the Joy of the Souls: the Return of the Huron-Wendat Ancestors 13 Building Relationships to Shift Accountability: Doing Paleogenomic Research with Indigenous Nations and Ancestors 14 Learning from Ancestors Caring for Ancestors: The Antiquity of Reburial On Bkejwanong 15 New Insights from Old Dog Bones: Dogs as Proxies for Understanding Ancient Human Diets Part 4 Developing Conversations: Doing Better Together 16 The Digital Lives of Ancestors: Ethical and Intellectual Property Considerations Surrounding the 3-D Recording of Human Remains 17 What Next? Changing Ethical Protocols for Human Remains in Museums 18 Provenancing Australian Aboriginal Ancestors: The Importance of Incorporating Traditional Knowledge 19 Ancient Human DNA: Surveying the Evolving Ethical, Social, and Political Landscape Part 5 Moving Forward: There’s Still Work To Do 20 Identity in Applied Repatriation Research and Practice 21 Decolonizing Bioarchaeology? Moving Beyond Collaborative Practice