Jen Shannon Awarded Whiting Public Engagement Program Fellowship
Jennifer Shannon is one of seven scholars nationwide to win a Whiting Public Engagement Program fellowship, the Whiting Foundation听.听
The $50,000 fellowship will support听鈥淜umeyaay Comics: Indigenous Histories of California,鈥 a project that builds on the success of Shannon鈥檚听听
Taking its name from the federal听听(NAGPRA) of 1990, the series helps Native peoples, museum professionals, university students and others understand both the obligations and impact of the legislation, Shannon states.听
The comic series also illustrates how, 鈥渨hen tribes are equal partners in repatriation, the process can be a way for Native nations and museums to forge new and mutually beneficial relationships鈥攁nd a way for museums to engage in supporting cultural continuity.鈥 听
(excerpt taken from听Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine)
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