Periagoge
Scenario

How to reclaim ancestors' belongings from museums claiming preservation

My grandmother's burial items were stolen from her grave in the 1800s and are now in a museum that says they're preserving our culture for future generations.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutions that claim to protect cultural heritage can become the very mechanisms that prevent descendants from maintaining proper relationships with ancestral remains and sacred objects.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous seventh-generation thinking?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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