Repatriation

important relationship between Indigenous Knowledge and information technology, and provides examples of Indigenous Knowledge Management systems projects. These projects include the National Museum of the American Indian’s (NMAI) inventory and repatriation project, Indigenous Knowledge Bases, and the IKM (Indigenous Knowledge Management) system, developed by DSTC and NMAI. In 1989, the National Museum of the American Indian Act (NMAI Act) was passed, transferring stewardship of 800,000 objects…

most in the United States, the armistice of the Korean War came as a surprise. Cold War tensions were only rising and a truce with a Communist nation seemed to most, unreal. When the two Korean sides came to agreement that included a choice of repatriation, the vast majority of American prisoners of war captured by the Chinese revealed their desire to stay in China.…

just an inconvenience, but a serious obstacle that stands in the way of studying the prehistory of Native Americans, and could possibly lead to the entire field of Native American archaeologists being put out of work. Another archaeologists sees repatriation of items to Native Americans as the right thing to do, and not just because it is the law, but because it is the archaeologists ethical right to realize that they have a deep culture that for them goes back a long time. This archaeologists…

The best solution is repatriation, the first reason is time. Bert have only one year left to improve the situation which is not sufficient. If he stays Argos and Waterhouse must invest in cross-cultural and language training for him and his family. As we have seen his family moral…

REPATRIATION REPORT ON LEYZ WASWA DATED 05/10/2015 Main objective To undertake repatriation for resettlement of Leyz Waswa back into his family Specific objectives  To reunite the child back into his family  To find out the reasons that led to school dropout  To give possible solutions to the issues that led to out of home placement Process Repatriation of Leyz Waswa to his home in Kakamega County, Navakholo division, Nambaja location, Sirgoi sublocation, Simuli village was conducted on 1st…

As Europeans spread into the New World, their sense of superiority and entitlement can be found in the various laws that failed to protect the indigenous people’s culture. The passage of NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) in 1990 would slowly begin to rectify the hurt, damage, and atrocities committed in the name of science. For many Native American’s not only was their land taken, the remains of their ancestors were removed and carted off. The remains along with…

Reflection for Chapter VIII: Long Dark Night of the Depression The Shame and Misery of the Depression is the work of T.H. Watkins that discusses with practical examples how under the leadership of Herbert Hoover, America experienced one of the worst economic failures ever in its history. Watkins shows how the Republican president had given confidence to a future that was bright for the American people. However, what followed was a devastating experience that left millions unemployed,…

In 1927 a man by the name of Marcus Garvey created the People’s Political Party, the first political party on the island of Jamaica (Hill, p.23). Garvey was running for an seat with the assembly but due to his explicit racial based platform, Garvey failed to win a seat. During the 1920-1930s, many unions cam about to represent the black middle class. The most significant was the Jamaican Workers and Tradesmen Union, upon which Alexander Bustamante rose to fame. The purpose of these organizations…

The Order stated that the request for repatriation was a final decision and unchangeable under no circumstances. This was unfair to the side of the Japanese Canadians because before the war, they were already assured of the protection of their rights as a citizen, but due to racial injustice and…

prejudice both in the United States and in the military served to undermine Adams’ belief in the American way of life. It was this open racism that seems to have ultimately led him to turn his back on the United States and go to China during the repatriation process. Along with Adams, two more of the non-repatriates were black and while their reasons for choosing China are not known, similar levels of discrimination could just as easily have swayed their decision to choose China as well. Racial…