The management and documentation of dispositioned/repatriated items or human remains belonging to an ancestor that will continue to be housed in a museum until the Depositor is ready to accept said physical custody, with readiness to be determined by the Depositor, not the holding organization.
Ensure that the holding Museum is housing and storing the Repatriated Objects according to requested tribal preferences
Ensure that title to the Repatriated Objects remains with the Depositor
Provide a method for Depositor to indicate how access to Repatriated Objects may be granted
Provide a method for documenting all correspondence between the Museum and Depositor(s)
Provide a method for documenting approvals for the Held in Trust agreements on the part of both the Museum and the Depositor(s)
National Park Service NAGPRA website
Bernstein & Associated Care and Trust Agreement Template
Schema (click to enlarge or download)