In this program, Allison Fischer-Olson, repatriation coordinator & curator of Native American cultures at the Fowler Museum, will discuss the NAGPRA process and share insights into what it conducting compliance work within the museum.

Allison Fischer-Olson is the repatriation coordinator and curator of Native American cultures at UCLA, where she leads the university’s efforts in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). A UCLA alumna (B.A. ’10, M.A. ’14), she previously served as the Fowler Museum’s assistant curator of archaeology and was a project coordinator for Mapping Indigenous Los Angeles. Before returning to UCLA, she worked as an archivist, researcher, and co-executive director at the Lane County History Museum in Eugene, Oregon. She holds degrees in anthropology and American Indian/Native American studies.