During this Spring Break join us in an open dialogue, and some refreshments, on conservation and research on Indigenous heritage with four professionals of four different disciplines and who work with different stakeholders in different countries and cultural heritage contexts.
We will explore the ethical, practical, and epistemological dimensions of collaborative work between Indigenous communities and cultural heritage professionals. The discussion will be grounded in experiential and theoretical frameworks that motivate practitioners and/or academics to engage in community-centered practices. Participants will consider their role and agency in identifying needs and how these may differ from the priorities of Indigenous partners. Thus, in this conversation, we will examine potential exclusions and inequalities within these processes and the tensions that can arise between institutional heritage frameworks and Indigenous understandings of cultural continuity, care, and custodianship.
Through examples of partnerships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants, speakers will reflect on how co-creation can be defined, enacted, and evaluated, and how it influences reciprocity, equity, and questions of ownership. This open dialogue aims to shed light on what practitioners and communities can learn from each other and how collaborative heritage work can contribute to more just, reflexive, and sustainable practices.
We hope to see you March 23 at 4pm at:
UCLA, Art History
Room: Dodd 247
100 Dodd Hall, 405 Hilgard Avenue
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095
For More Information and Participants Bios: Click Here
Please use the QR code on the flyer to register for the event
