Adopting Principles in Indigenous Archival Repatriation as a New SAA Standard

Key Points

• To establish professional guidance for repatriating archival materials to Indigenous communities.
• Approval of Principles in Indigenous Archival Repatriation
• Development over a two-year effort
• Involvement of the SAA Archival Repatriation Committee
• Principles approved as a professional standard by the SAA Council
• Aimed at ethical return of archival materials
• Encourages community engagement in repatriation efforts