Article seeks to illustrate the complexity of the ownership issue and urges governments and museums to reevaluate perceived rights to cultural property.

Article outlines one possible legal response to the imminent export of a scared object under the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.

Overview of presentations at the University of Western Ontario Anthropology Society Academic Symposium 2006.

Discusses framework of reparations to include the emotional, spiritual, political and social realms all within the context of the particular history of Native peoples. Chapter in book: Reparations: Interdisciplinary Inquiries edited by Jon Miller and Rahul Kumar.

Editorial piece in which the author offers an Indigenous perspective on and criticism of the practices of archaeologists and physical anthropologists in relation to the physical remains and funerary artifacts of Indigenous peoples.

Examines the social, cultural and political issues surrounding the repatriation of historical materials, sacred and significant objects, and human remains.

First presentation discusses dance groups which perform both traditional and modern works and decolonizing the field of art history. Second presentation discusses resilience as demonstrated by women weavers, with a focus on octopus bags created by artist Shgen Doo Tan George. Third presentation discusses the two house posts carved for the Burke Museum as replacements for the originals which had been repatriated. Duration: 1:25:12.

Examines issues surrounding works of folklore by Aboriginal artists and looks at a solution that provides adequate recognition and protection.

Member of the Saanich Native Heritage Society describes efforts to prevent the sale of an ancient West Coast Saanich bowl to an American dealer, and to have this cultural property returned to their people.

Essay discusses Trevino Brings Plenty’s poem "Little, Cultural, Teapot Curio Exposes People" and its relationship to the object it is about, the museum that holds the object, and the social and cultural issue surrounding Indigenous materials in colonial museums.

Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 2008.

Organized by articles, conference papers, organizations' publications, and information on legislation and case law. International in scope. Revised version.

Book review of Collections and Objections: Aboriginal Material Culture in Southern Ontario by Michelle A. Hamilton.

Book review of 6 books: Our Son, A Stranger by Marie Adams. Aboriginal People and Colonizers of Western Canada to 1900 by Sarah Carter. Trusteeship in Change: Toward Tribal Autonomy in Research Management by R. Clow and I. Sutton (Editors). In the Shadow of Evil by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump by Gordon Reid. Blessing For a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe by Robin Ridington.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2010.

Excerpt from a conversation between the authors about the exhibition c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city. Discussion includes exhibit process and impact, and the role of museums in supporting and consulting with Indigenous communities,

Discusses five features of the Act: the establishment of a Export Control List, provision for loans and grants to institutions to purchase items that cannot be exported, establishment of a review board dealing with applications for export permits and certification of property for income tax purposes, establish income tax incentives for donation or sales of objects to designated institutions, and procedures for recovery of property which has been illegally exported.

Discusses the history of American archaeology in conflict with Native Americans specifically the battle for Kennewick Man/The Ancient one and solutions to the conflict.

Discusses the conflict between anthropologists & archaeologists and Indigenous peoples on the rule for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains in the possession or control of museums or Federal agencies.

Book reviews of: The National Museum of the American Indian: Critical Conversations edited by Amy Lonetree and Amanda J. Cobb. Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indianedited by Lowery Stokes Sims, Truman T. Lowe and Paul Chaat Smith. George De Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings edited by Nancy K. Anderson.

Brief abstract explores the similarities and differences between Indigenous and contemporary science for scholar-activists.

Book based on presentations given at a colloquium of the same name. Part V contains Aboriginal content. To access chapter, scroll down to appropriate page. Chapter 36: Converging or Diverging Pathways to Aboriginal Self-Determination? Indigenous Peoples, Self-Government, and the Federation by Frances Abele and Michael J. Prince. (p.443) Chapter 37: Keynote Address on Nunavut: Convergence and Divergence in North America: Canada and the United States by Donat Savoie. ( p.

Interview with prominent artist, writer, singer and dancer. Excerpt from Nuu-Chah-Nulth Voices, History, Objects & Journeys edited by Alan L. Hoover.

Talks about the importance of war bonnets to the Cheyenne and Lakota nations in both a cultural and spiritual context.

Discusses First Nations' conceptions of cultural property and argues, by using Haida Gwaii examples, that objects should be placed in centres managed and controlled by First Nations, not residing in museums.

Focuses on Canadian institutions and cultural policies and the impacts on native culture.

Book review of: The Return of Culture Treasures by Jeanette Greenfield.

Levell interviews Jisgang, discussing his work and experiences working in museums and galleries; Jisgang gives an account of his learning and his path to his current work.

Argues that evidence-based practice can result in rigid standards which are not necessarily suitable for application in specific local environments. Discusses lessons learned during the repatriation of twin Zuni "war gods" from the Smithsonian Institution.

Describes the database created by The Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC). Chapter from Cultural Heritage: Scenarios 2015-2017 edited by Simona Pinton and Lauso Zagato.

Mass Communications Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Pennsylvania State University, 2007.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 1999.

Describes a project named “Gi bugadin-a-maa goom (‘To Sanction, To Give Authority, To Bring to Life’)" undertaken by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,and discusses questions which arise when digitization takes place.

Overview of a conference discussion held with contemporary artists, museum curators, anthropologists and historians regarding cultural artifact repatriation.

Introduction to and commentary on the special issue which features extracts from a conference with the same name and articles which focus on the ways that Indigenous peoples represent European people(s), and vice versa, in art.

Article speaks to many of the pieces included in Issue 20:2 of American Indian Quarterly, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, and describes some of the process and changes happening in Indigenous and Archaeological communities.

Examines new concerns and controversies surrounding the handling of material culture in museums.

Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2017. Three cases studies: Burke Museum and the Stó:lō Nation; the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the Siksika Nation; and the Field Museum and the Haida Nation.

Extract from a presentation at the symposium “Indigenous Perspectives on Repatriation: Moving Forward Together,” discusses the process of building relationships between Indigenous peoples and museums, describes the experience of visiting a museum as an Indigenous person.

Describes the process of the Mohican people of Wisconsin as they negotiated Mission House Museum for the repatriation of a Bible and Communion set over more than 30 years. Highlights issues of material culture; of accessibility, possession, and control.

Discusses the problems associated with the legal and moral ownership of material objects.

Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2011. Uses case studies from Arizona State Museum and the Glenbow Museum.

Includes policies from the 2005 version with extensive recommendations for additions and revisions.

Webcast of Global Encounters Initiative Symposium called Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame held at the University of British Columbia, March 4-6, 2010. Panel discussion begins at 36:41. Duration: 2:24:18.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2016.