5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Friday, May 25 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Ends May 25, 2018
LACMA l Brown Auditorium | 6:30—8:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Octavius Seowtewa (Zuni Pueblo), Elder and expert of Zuni of traditional knowledge and Brian Vallo (Acoma Pueblo), Director, Indian Arts Research Center, School for Advanced Research, present a talk on the descendants of early Puebloan culture, who have remained on the sidelines for over a century while the extraction, storage, and study of their ancestoral objects have maintained momentum. From early federal initiatives and “salvage collecting” paradigms to present-day federal policy mandates surrounding access, consultation, and repatriation of archaeological collections and objects of cultural patrimony, descendant communities are working to shift paradigms in order to establish presence and voice. Today, collaborative models for knowledge sharing are emerging, offering museums and communities an opportunity to engage and develop shared solutions to lingering concerns about antiquated narratives, collections stewardship, repatriation, and other common interests.