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Presented By: Institute for Social Research

Our Voices from the Past Carry Us into the Future: Anishnaabek/Odawa History, Culture, and Repatriation

Eric Hemenway

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Eric Hemenway Talk
Eric Hemenway will discuss Odawa geography, history, and his work with repatriation of human remains and sacred objects. He will highlight a few cases of repatriation that he personally worked on with the University of Michigan.

Eric Hemenway is an Anishnaabe/Odawa from Cross Village, Michigan. He is the Director of Repatriation, Archives and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indian, a federally recognized tribe in northern Michigan. Eric works to collect and preserve historical information for LTBB Odawa. That information is used to support the LTBB government and create educational materials on Odawa history, such as: exhibits, signage, publications, presentations, curriculums and media. Eric has worked on numerous repatriations of native, human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). He is a former member of the NAGPRA Review Committee and currently sits on boards for the Michigan Historical Commission, Michigan Historical Society, Michigan Humanities Council and Little Traverse Conservancy.

This event is free and open to the public.

Presented by the Institute for Social Research (ISR).

This event will not have a video feed or recording.

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