Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes

The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will complete a storage assessment, evaluate its existing repatriation policies, and improve ongoing collections care. Since 1993, Tlingit and Haida has been successful in repatriating numerous artifacts on behalf of its tribal communities through the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Project activities will support the long-term stewardship of these relics by improving the storage, access, preservation, and security of the collection through the purchase of museum quality storage units. The objects will be on public display at Tlingit and Haida's Edward K. Thomas building in Juneau, Alaska. The project will also provide an updated repatriation collection policy based on traditional values of the tribe.