Cultural Perspectives on Artifacts

The video discusses the challenges faced by native tribes in the late 1800s, highlighting how selling objects was a means of survival. It addresses the relocation of ancestral artifacts to museums worldwide and the desire of native communities to have these cultural items returned. The video emphasizes the living nature of these objects within native culture and the efforts to repatriate them.

What was one of the main reasons natives sold objects in the late 1800s?

• To preserve their culture

• To fund community projects

• To survive and sustain themselves

• To trade with other tribes

Where do many tribal ancestral artifacts currently reside?

• In museums around the world

• In private collections

• In local community centers

• In government archives

What is the sentiment expressed about the care of artifacts in museums?

• They are neglected

• They are well-preserved

• They are frequently loaned out

• They are often lost

How are objects viewed in the context of native culture?

• As trade commodities

• As decorative items

• As living parts of culture

• As historical relics

What is the goal of the reservation regarding the artifacts?

• To display them in local museums

• To donate them to educational institutions

• To sell them to collectors

• To bring them back to their communities