UCLA Staff ‘Visit and Talk to’ Native American Artifacts upon Tribe Request Under Biden-Era Rule

UCLA staff ‘visit and talk to’ Native American artifacts upon tribe request under Biden-era rule

“Sometimes we are asked to periodically visit and talk to cultural items that may be considered relatives and shouldn’t be left alone or be so isolated."

UCLA staff ‘talk to’ lonely Native American museum pieces at tribe’s request

Biden era regulations tell public universities to comply with ‘tribal knowledge’ UCLA staff “visit and talk to” Native American artifacts housed by the public university because some tribes believe the inanimate objects are “relatives and shouldn’t be left alone,” an employee said Tuesday during a webinar. Allison Fischer-Olson, the university’s repatriation coordinator and curator of… Source