University of Michigan apologizes for inappropriate acquisition of Indigenous artifacts – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

this University of Manitoba Prepare to make Public Apology At Monday afternoon.

University of Michigan President Michael Benarroch will apologize for the university’s history of inappropriately acquiring and collecting objects related to First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultural heritage, including ancestral remains and funerary objects.

Indigenous leaders will also speak at the event, and the university will announce new policies aimed at acknowledging history and preventing similar violations in the future.

Apologies are ongoing Repatriation and repatriation The process kicks off at the University of Michigan in 2020 and will take place at 2:30 p.m. Global News will live stream the event on this page.

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