We guide organizations toward meaningful partnerships rooted in reciprocity, accountability, and Indigenous methodologies.
Whether you are just beginning or anchoring more equitable partnerships in policy and practice, we meet you where you are. We have deep experience with the following types of organizations, but we are committed to sharing our resources with you wherever you are and whatever your needs.
We engage our clients where they are. Our goal is to build a community network, committed to healing the earth and reckoning with our relationships with her. We aim to ease suffering by using cultural understandings from outside the dominant worldview. We’re in this together.
We facilitate direct dialogue with the cultural communities your institution serves or whose collections you hold, building sustained, reciprocal relationships. Our goal is to build foundations for our cross-cultural community to thrive. We foster trust through transparency and humility.
We develop recommendations and action plans aligned with the best practices for your field, which include: Standards for Museums with Indigenous American Collections (https://sarweb.org) and Land Stewardship standards (firstnations.org) and others, rooted in goals and values that your whole organization can stand behind. Communications plans, roles and responsibilities, protocols for practice–we believe in practical, direct, achievable change over “nice ideas.”
We engage our clients where they are. Our goal is to build a community network, committed to healing the earth and reckoning with our relationships with her. We aim to ease suffering by using cultural understandings from outside the dominant worldview. We’re in this together.
e facilitate direct dialogue with the cultural communities your institution serves or whose collections you hold, building sustained, reciprocal relationships. Our goal is to build foundations for our cross-cultural community to thrive. We foster trust through transparency and humility.
We develop recommendations and action plans aligned with the best practices for your field, which include: Standards for Museums with Indigenous American Collections (https://sarweb.org) and Land Stewardship standards (firstnations.org) and others, rooted in goals and values that your whole organization can stand behind. Communications plans, roles and responsibilities, protocols for practice–we believe in practical, direct, achievable change over “nice ideas.”
We facilitate direct, sustained dialogue between organizations and the tribal communities whose collections and histories they hold, and lands they occupy. We remain grounded in Indigenous methodologies and reciprocity each step of the way
We lead organizations in a variety of processes to review and evaluate current policy and practice and the development of new, practical strategies for Indigenous-infomed, collaborative, policies.
The Standards for Museums with Indigenous American Collections (SMNAC) is a comprehensive document for museums with Indigenous collections, clarifying their roles as stewards and improving the museum field as it relates to Indigenous American peoples, communities, and cultural items. A project co-created and managed by the School for Advanced Research (SAR) and Live Oak Director Deana Dartt, PhD. and adopted by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM).
The implementation of the SMNAC provides support for institutions toward true community partnerships, connecting collections with descendant communities for more meaningful, culturally-sensitive operations from the front line staff to the executive board.
Whether you are starting a new initiative or re-evaluating existing practices, we’re here to help. To learn more about pricing and our consulting options, please fill out the form or email info@liveoaknative.com
