<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">The BC Museums Association is honoured to be a supporter of the upcoming Repatriation Symposium, which is being presented March 29-31, 2017 in Kelowna, BC by the Royal BC Museum in partnership with the First Peoples' Cultural Council. </div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Please see below and attached for additional details on the event and how to apply for the symposium. </div><div>
<p class="gmail-m_-2132266520860675649gmail-p1"><b>Indigenous Perspectives on Repatriation: Moving Forward Together</b></p><p class="gmail-m_-2132266520860675649gmail-p1">The Royal British Columbia Museum, in partnership with the First Peoples’ Cultural Council will host a symposium on the repatriation of cultural belongings, ancestral remains and intangible cultural heritage, at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna, March 29 – 31, 2017.<br></p><p class="gmail-m_-2132266520860675649gmail-p1">Repatriation is an urgent and enduring priority for many First Nations in British Columbia and for Indigenous peoples across the globe. Over the past few decades, many communities have made great efforts to establish relationships with institutions and to repatriate ancestral remains and cultural objects to their communities.</p>
<p class="gmail-m_-2132266520860675649gmail-p1">On March 29–31, 2017, Indigenous organizations, cultural practitioners, scholars and museum and archives professionals will convene in Kelowna to review past and current efforts and begin the process of identifying long-term strategies and resources required for First Nations to successfully secure the return of ancestral remains, sacred objects and intangible cultural heritage.</p><p class="gmail-m_-2132266520860675649gmail-p1">Learn more and apply to attend the symposium at <a href="http://repatriationsymposium.ca/" target="_blank">http://repatriationsymposium.<wbr>ca/</a> </p><p class="gmail-m_-2132266520860675649gmail-p1"><br></p><p class="gmail-m_-2132266520860675649gmail-p1"><br></p><div><div class="gmail-m_-2132266520860675649gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Erica Mattson</b></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Executive Director</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Direct: <a href="tel:(250)%20356-5694" value="+12503565694" target="_blank">250-356-5694</a></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"> || </span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Office<wbr>: <a href="tel:(250)%20356-5700" value="+12503565700" target="_blank">250-356-5700</a></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"> || <a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/" target="_blank">www.museumsassn.bc.ca</a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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