Free Virtual Lecture: “Returning to the People: How the MPM works with Indigenous groups to bring their history and ancestors home”

Thursday, November 13 2025 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Virtual

“Returning to the People: How the MPM works with Indigenous groups to bring their history and ancestors home” by Dawn Scher Thomae, MPM’s Curator of Anthropology Collections 

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), passed in 1990, has forever changed the way museums collect, interpret, and care for Native American items. This free, virtual lecture will provide a brief overview of the law, how MPM works with the US government and Native groups, and the ways that NAGPRA has impacted MPM’s collections, exhibits, and programs.    

Link to Zoom registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rAvM2t20RCqRHub47lZnHA#/registration   

Anthropology Colloquium Series: Aaron R. Atencio – Friday, March 15th @ 3:30 PM

Friday, March 15 2024 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Sabin Hall, Room G90, located at 3413 N. Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211

Edges In: A Theoretical Perspective of Cultural Preservation through Photo Documentation

Photo of ylanh-ylang worker by Aaron Atencio

Aaron R. Atencio, PhD
Research Curator of Cultural Sciences
Milwaukee Public Museum

 Friday March 15, 2024 @ 3:30 pm
Sabin Hall G-90, UW-Milwaukee

(Some photographs in this presentation will show distressing subjects.)

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