After listening to everyone discuss their first experiences with museums, think about your first experience with a museum and describe what that was like. Is it a positive, negative or neutral one?

Indigenous Artist to Artist, Part 3: Who Decides?

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Museums have historically been a place of violence, oppression, and colonization for Indigenous peoples. Almost all objects on display have been stolen or illegally acquired. Though museums are trusted educational institutions, they have not been ethical when it comes to dealing with non-western cultures.

Matika and Adrienne, the hosts of this podcast, discuss the importance of Indigenous people presenting, curating, and exhibiting in museums with guests Jami Powell (Osage), Jaclyn Roessel (Diné) and Kristin Dorsey (Chickasaw),

After listening to this episode of All My Relations, reflect on and answer the questions below.

After listening to everyone discuss their first experiences with museums, think about your first experience with a museum and describe what that was like. Is it a positive, negative or neutral one?

Think about how your cultural heritage is usually represented in museums. Do you think it has been represented fairly and positively?

After listening to the speakers’ personal experiences with museums, what are some things you took away about Indigenous people’s relationships with museums?

How have museums created harmful or problematic representations of Indigenous peoples?

After listening to the entire episode, give your personal opinion on how museums can be a space for growth. How can we re-imagine museums now and in the future?

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