Fort Ticonderoga

The Fort Ticonderoga Museum will undergo a 28-month collaboration with Indigenous communities to better document the context, meaning, and contemporary relevance of their collections. This involves taking a comprehensive inventory and improving documentation for 28,600 Indigenous artifacts and the 3,155 artifacts that fall under National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum also plans to build and strengthen relationships with the Native Tribes whose aboriginal land includes Fort Ticonderoga, decolonize previous collections management practices, share authority for the documentation and interpretation of Native culture with partnering Native Tribes, update artifact storage and stewardship practices––including the addition of culturally appropriate signage and access privileges––and create a long-term strategic plan for repatriation, disposition, and care of Native collections.