-Roseanna maxwell, a member of the salinan tribe present at the Californian repatriation, said: “words cannot express th depth of gratitude owed to Birmingham university. -This shows other universities, museums and private collectors how to take a look in their own closets and repatriate to culturally affiliated tribes -jonathan reinarz, from the history of medicine unit the university, said: we have t take responsibility for this. this is not our past, this is in front of us now -repatriating material shows recognition for tribal people and their rights, it underlines how they need to be seen