| COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS | Board of
Trustees Policy # 710 |
REDWOODS COLLECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN BASKETS AND OBJECTS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The purpose of the committee is to give guidance to the college regarding the collection, including promoting respect for the collection and sensitivity for cultural concerns, the acceptance of new additions to the collection, on and off-campus educational opportunities, and the conservation of the collection. The committee will make recommendations to the appropriate instructional Dean or Administrator about requests for use of individual pieces for tribal purposes, the display off-campus of all or a portion of the collection, and the disposal of objects within the collection.
Committee membership shall be comprised of the following categories:
1. Three tribal representatives chosen from local tribes, including: Karuk, Hoopa, Yurok, Tolowa, Wiyot, and Tsnungwe. Whenever possible, one of these representatives shall be a College of the Redwoods student.
2. One representative of the College of the Redwoods
3. One Native American basket weaver
4. One conservator
The college shall appoint the initial committee membership after consultation with the Indian Tribes. The college will appoint future members after consideration of the recommendation of the advisory committee. The individual leaving the committee membership will give advice and make a recommendation to the advisory committee of an individual with appropriate credentials to represent the membership category.
The Advisory Committee shall develop guidelines to implement the day to day operation of this administrative regulation.
Approved May 3, 1999