Indigenous remains and their associated gr ave goods were once considered hot commodities that commanded scholarship and hordes of museum visitors until a sudden arrest at the ROM. This lectu re discusses what happened at the Royal Ontario Museum that led to dramati c changes in both ethics and laws regarding archaeological practices and t he rights of the Indigenous dead.
\nAbout our Speaker
\nAs a forensic anthropologist\, Dr. Myriam Nafte is an active ad visor and consultant for criminal casework across North America. She recei ved a Specialized Honors BA in Medical Anthropology from York University\, a BEd degree in Science from Brock University\, and completed an MA and P hD in Skeletal Biology at McMaster University. As an anatomist\, she has a n extensive background in visual arts\, sculpting and drawing the human bo dy. Currently\, Nafte is an instructor at McMaster University where she ha s developed upper-level courses in Death and Dying\, Global Health\, Infec tious Disease\, and Narratives of Health and Illness. She is the author of numerous articles and books including Flesh and Bone: An Introduction to Forensic Anthropology\; Crime and Measurement\; The Skin of Murder Victims [Editor]\, and the forthcoming anthology Trophies and Talismans: The Traf fic of Human Remains.
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