Neftaly Digital Repatriation as a Decolonizing Practice

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Evah Sharon

Neftaly Arts Insight

Neftaly Digital Repatriation as a Decolonizing Practice
Digital repatriation is more than a technological process—it is a decolonizing practice that restores agency to communities whose cultural heritage has been displaced or appropriated. By returning digital copies of artifacts, archives, and knowledge, institutions enable communities to reclaim narratives, traditions, and histories that were often removed through colonial processes.
This practice challenges traditional power structures in heritage management, shifting authority from institutions to the communities themselves. It allows for culturally informed curation, interpretation, and access protocols, ensuring that heritage is shared and preserved according to local values and practices.
Through digital repatriation, communities can reconnect with ancestral knowledge, revive traditions, and strengthen intergenerational cultural transmission. By centering community voices and ownership, digital repatriation becomes a tool for healing, empowerment, and the dismantling of colonial legacies, creating inclusive and equitable approaches to heritage stewardship in the digital age.

Neftaly Digital Repatriation as a Decolonizing Practice

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