Coming Home with Humanities Washington – Virtual

Learn how the Nez Perce Tribe regained their cultural heritage. Register in advance.

Belongings deeply important to tribal communities are often housed in museums far away from those communities. In this talk, hear the remarkable story of how the Nez Perce Tribe and their allies purchased the largest and oldest collection of Nez Perce material culture—including dresses, shirts, and other regalia—from a museum over 2,000 miles away from their homeland.

In this hopeful story of cultural resiliency and making amends for past injustices, explore issues surrounding collection and curation, and the changing relationships between museums and Native communities. It’s a story that transcends the efforts of one Northwest tribe to show how many Indigenous communities are reuniting with their heritage.

Register in advance and learn more here: events.nols.org/event/14096789

You may also like the following events from North Olympic Library System:

• Next Tuesday, 2nd September, 11:30 am, Olympic Peninsula Resource Co-Op – Forks Branch Library in Forks
• Next Tuesday, 2nd September, 03:30 pm, Teen Tuesday – Port Angeles Main Library in Port Angeles
• Next Tuesday, 2nd September, 04:30 pm, Teen Tuesday – Forks Branch Library in Forks