“Sending Their Ancestors Home” at S’edav Va’aki Museum
June 23, 2023 - May 31, 2024
Event Summary
S’edav Va’aki Museum (formerly Pueblo Grande Museum) presents a new exhibit: “Sending Their Ancestors Home” explores the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), a federal legislation passed in 1990. Where do museums and cultural institutions stand 30 years later? What work is still left to do? How has this Museum grown and taken accountability for acts of injustice? Sending Their Ancestors Home, created in close consultation with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the Gila River Indian Community, attempts to answer these questions.
The exhibit will be on display through May 2024.
S’edav Va’aki Museum is a 1,500-year-old archaeological site and museum. Voted a Phoenix Point of Pride and listed as a National Historic Landmark, the museum offers two ADA accessible trails: a 2/3-mile interpretive trail on a prehistoric village site and a 1/2-mile trail focusing on the importance of water. Visitors view a platform mound, ballcourt and irrigation canals. Indoor exhibits feature artifacts from the site and hands-on activities. The museum provides preservation, education, and collaborative interpretation of the cultural history of the Phoenix area and is managed by the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department.
Visit the S’edav Va’aki Museum website for more information.
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