Depressed politically, as well...but super excited to share your Autism College Connection with readers of my e-newsletter. Congratulations and thanks for all you do to help families and kids, Laura.
Thanks for the link to the Times coverage of the Museum of Natural History's closure of those halls - I'd missed that.
Did you notice the holes in the article? The MNH is closing down halls NOW - while the law gives them five years to return "human remains and related funerary objects" and engage with the tribes on a process. The reporter says "The officials who drew up the new regulations have said that institutions can get extensions to their deadlines as long as the tribes that they are consulting with agree."
It sounds like they'll be fine as long as they make a good faith effort to engage with tribes and comply. But they are closing halls instead! Either there's something that was left out of the article or the museum is throwing a big hissy fit.
If the halls stay closed, so be it. Presenting a white perspective rather than engaging with an existing culture, suggesting that native tribes have no worthwhile perspective on their own history, or that they no longer exist - all of those are worse than no display at all!
I just shared this post with my Substack audience to help raise awareness of the services you're offering. Candidly although I will vote I'm not paying much attention to the political scene. At the risk of sounding agist I'd like to have a candidate who understands things like AI and the technology wave I think we're facing.
Kris, I agree with your eagerness to share Laura’s experiences and outcomes. I really suspect she’ll provide valuable insights.
Meanwhile, on the notes about closing displays related to indigenous people: I want to respect the wishes of the descendants of those people, but I think losing access to human history is, well, a loss. I’ve been reading a good bit about cultures from 1000s of years ago in the eastern Mediterranean area and, wow, I would surely want children off today to be able to learn about those cultures’ contributions to who we humans are today.
Depressed politically, as well...but super excited to share your Autism College Connection with readers of my e-newsletter. Congratulations and thanks for all you do to help families and kids, Laura.
Good luck with your new venture! It's so needed.
Thanks for the link to the Times coverage of the Museum of Natural History's closure of those halls - I'd missed that.
Did you notice the holes in the article? The MNH is closing down halls NOW - while the law gives them five years to return "human remains and related funerary objects" and engage with the tribes on a process. The reporter says "The officials who drew up the new regulations have said that institutions can get extensions to their deadlines as long as the tribes that they are consulting with agree."
It sounds like they'll be fine as long as they make a good faith effort to engage with tribes and comply. But they are closing halls instead! Either there's something that was left out of the article or the museum is throwing a big hissy fit.
If the halls stay closed, so be it. Presenting a white perspective rather than engaging with an existing culture, suggesting that native tribes have no worthwhile perspective on their own history, or that they no longer exist - all of those are worse than no display at all!
I just shared this post with my Substack audience to help raise awareness of the services you're offering. Candidly although I will vote I'm not paying much attention to the political scene. At the risk of sounding agist I'd like to have a candidate who understands things like AI and the technology wave I think we're facing.
Kris, I agree with your eagerness to share Laura’s experiences and outcomes. I really suspect she’ll provide valuable insights.
Meanwhile, on the notes about closing displays related to indigenous people: I want to respect the wishes of the descendants of those people, but I think losing access to human history is, well, a loss. I’ve been reading a good bit about cultures from 1000s of years ago in the eastern Mediterranean area and, wow, I would surely want children off today to be able to learn about those cultures’ contributions to who we humans are today.