[TL-Directors] FW: ATALM receives $1.55 million to support the Going Home Fund: Returning Material Culture to Native Communities

[MAURER Jennifer L * SLO]

Hi,

I'm sharing about the Going Home Fund<https://www.atalm.org/programs/current-programs/going-home-returning-material-culture-to-native-communities/> in case you may be interested in the project. Please see the email below from the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, & Museums. Here's how<https://www.atalm.org/about-atalm/mailing-list/> to get on their mailing list.

Thanks,
Jen

Jen Maurer, MLS (she/her)
School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon
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From: Susan Feller, President & CEO <president at atalm.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 8:53 AM
To: MAURER Jennifer L * SLO <jennifer.maurer at slo.oregon.gov>
Subject: ATALM receives $1.55 million to support the Going Home Fund: Returning Material Culture to Native Communities
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Dear Jennifer,
Cultural items hold immense significance for Indigenous communities, representing tangible symbols of identity, heritage, and continuity. Returning these items strengthens cultural bonds, supports the transmission of traditional knowledge, and fosters healing and reconciliation.

To help Indigenous communities worldwide recover cultural materials, the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM) launched the "Going Home Fund: Returning Material Culture to Native Communities" in 2023 with support from the Andrew Mellon Foundation. The program has now received $1.55 million in funding to ensure the preservation and continuity of cultural heritage.
We gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions from our esteemed funders:

  *   $1.25 million from the Andrew Mellon Foundation for general project support over a five-year period;
  *   $250,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation to support international repatriation efforts; and
  *   $50,000 from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to support returns within California.
Indigenous communities may request financial and technical support through the Going Home Fund to facilitate the return or long-term loan of materials. Additionally, individual donors and collecting institutions may request funds to assist in the return of items.
To learn more about the Fund, seek support or return items, view items available for return, volunteer, or make a financial contribution, visit the Going Home Fund website<https://atalm.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1b5fd0b3926b2a0236f0325a1&id=89ecc0eb48&e=ca34d32c32>.
We are deeply grateful for the support of our funding partners and look forward to working with Indigenous communities, donors, and institutions to honor and uphold the importance of cultural restoration.
Warm regards,

Rick West, Chair, Going Home Fund
Susan Feller, Director, Going Home Fund
Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM)


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