The Arctic Studies Center at the Smithsonian Institute was established in 1988, and the staff members there "study northern peoples, exploring history, archaeology, social change and human lifeways across the circumpolar world." The website has several online exhibitions about the different tribes of the circumpolar world, lists of "Resources", and "Publications" information. The Resources link offers "Teacher's Resources" a "Glossary", a "Map of the Arctic", and "Arctic FAQs" that answer questions about what those in the Arctic eat, what Eskimos play with, and how the Inuit bury their dead. Visitors interested in the topic of museums returning artifacts to their places of origin should check out the "Repatriation" link, which addresses the Smithsonian's efforts to collaborate with several tribes about the future of Native American objects that the Smithsonian holds. Images of some of the objects discussed at a teleconference in 1995 are shown in the link, and comments by some tribe members about repatriation are also included.
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