Open AccessWe Are Coming Home: Repatriation and the Restoration of Blackfoot Cultural Confidence by Gerald T. Conaty (ed.) 2015. AU Press: Edmonton, AB. 299pp. ISBN. 978-1-77199-017-2
Author(s) -
H. H. Turner
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
engaged scholar journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2369-1190
pISSN - 2368-416X
DOI - 10.15402/esj.v2i1.213
Subject(s) - repatriation , patience , sociology , history , political science , psychology , law , social psychology
Repatriation is a complex practice that involves the dedication and patience of both museum staff and community ceremonialists and members. However, histories of repatriation events are not often discussed, in part because of the lengthy process of each single repatriation; but also because repatriation often blurs the lines between the professional, personal, and communal.