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Rematriation: Restoring Land, Ceremony, and Indigenous Leadership

Dr. Crystal Cavalier-Keck (Occaneechi-Saponi)
Rematriation is a spiritual and political act of restoring Indigenous relationships to land, water, language, and spiritual responsibility.
 

Corn Sister Circle: Honoring Our Ancestors, Grounded on Our Ancestral Homelands

Lauren Peters (Mashpee Wampanoag)
A communal garden project in West Barnstable, MA, is rematriating King Philip corn and honoring Wampanoag traditions.


Tedong-tedong: Bringing Ancestral Memories to Life in Mamasa

Taufik Rama Wijaya (Mala’bo’)
For the Mamasa Peoples of West Sulawesi, Indonesia, tedong-tedong (buffalo-shaped wooden tombs) represent a deep spiritual connection to ancestors.


International Gathering of Indigenous Tattooers Spotlights Reawakening of Wayuu Ancestral Ways

Paloma Abregu (Quechua Chanka)
A gathering in Wayuu territory reawakens the practice of tattooing, facilitates intergenerational sharing, and provides a space for reconnection with cultural identity.


Qatŝ’ay: Bringing Tŝilhqot’in Spirits Home

Nati Garcia (Maya Mam) and Georges Dougon (Dogon)
In Canada, Tŝilhqot’in youth are leading efforts to rematriate sacred woven baskets.

 
Who Owns the Past? The Return of Our Ancestors

Izaira López Sánchez (Ntyivi Ñuu Savi)
Indigenous people have to drive rematriation processes to facilitate healing.

 
Rematriation of Yulića Offers Profound Healing

Clare Van Holm & Shelly Covert (Nisenan)
A grassroots campaign restores the Nisenan Tribe’s ancestral homelands in California after displacement and loss of federal recognition.


People, Not Artifacts: Bringing Our Relatives Home

Candyce Testa (Mashantucket Pequot)
Interview with Michael Thomas (Mashantucket Pequot) about the recent rematriation of Wangunk ancestral remains.

 Departments
 

Executive Director's Message
Rematriation: Bringing Home Our Past, Present, and Future

Indigenous Arts
Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan,
Hidatsa, Arikara, and Lakota)

Special Report
Bullets and Beatings Are Business as Usual for Canadian Mines

Keepers of the Earth Fund Grant
Partner Spotlight
Samburu Women Trust

Staff Spotlight
Miguel Cuc (Maya Kaqchikel)

Bazaar Artist
Tarin Andrea Gonzalez (Mapuche)

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