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Help Artifacts Find
The Path Home
Donate to High Desert Heritage and Research to fund collaboration and research that makes repatriation possible.
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High Desert Heritage and Research is a 501(c)3 charitable organization based in Utah. Donations are tax-deductible based. You will receive an emailed receipt for your records upon successful completion of your donation.
Artifacts Have Been Taken From Their Sites.
Now What Do We Do?
Across the United States, culturally significant tribal objects remain in private collections. Many collectors want to return these items responsibly but lack pathways to connect with the appropriate tribal nations.
Repatriation is not simple. It requires careful research and respectful collaboration. We need your help to accomplish it.
A New Model for Ethical Repatriation
High Desert Heritage and Research connects tribal nations and private collectors through a collaborative and research-driven process.
We work to:
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Identify cultural affiliation through professional research.
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Collaborate with tribes to determine best practices for items.
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Support collectors seeking repatriation opportunities.
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Help everyone learn how to sustainably and respectfully enjoy archaeology.
This proactive model makes repatriation possible.
Collaboration Takes Resources
Repatriation takes relationship-building, artifact stabilization, and research. These elements are critical for a the speedy and accurate process that communities deserve.
Your Support Helps Fund:
• Tribal collaboration and participation.
• Research identifying cultural affiliation.
• Artifact stabilization, and curation where appropriate.
• Documentation and transfer planning.
• Public education about these items and the past peoples who called the West home.
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Support the Future of Artifact Repatriation
