Hollinger, R. Eric
Tribal Liaison
Hollinger, R. Eric
Tribal Liaison
Tribal Liaison for the NE, Midwest, Great Basin, California and Alaska. Interested in repatriation, 3D digitization and replication, Late Prehistoric Midwest archaeology, and sustainability.
Positions
- Tribal Liaison, Repatriation , National Museum of Natural History 2001 - 2019
Geographic Focus
- North America Continent
Background And Education
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Anthropology, Dissertation: Conflict and Culture Change in the Late Prehistoric and Early Historic American Midcontinent 2005
- M.A. in Anthropology, University of Missouri , Anthropology, Thesis: Investigating Residence Through Domestic Architecture 1993
- B.A. in Anthropology, University of Missouri , Anthropology 1990
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Magnani, Matthew, Porsanger, Jelena, Laiti, Sami, Magnani, Natalia, Olli, Anne May, Rauhala, Paula, Valkeapää, Samuel, and Hollinger, Eric. 2023. "Small collections remembered: Sámi material culture and community-based digitization at the Smithsonian Institution." Museum Anthropology, https://doi.org/10.1111/muan.12280. 2023
- Cleland, Timothy P., Newsome, G. Asher, and Hollinger, R. Eric. 2019. "Proteomic and direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry analysis of a Native American ceremonial hat." The Analyst, 144, (24) 7437–7446. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9an01557d. 2019
- Csoba DeHass, Medeia and Hollinger, R. Eric. 2018. "3D Heritage Preservation & Indigenous Communities in the Circumpolar North." Arctic Yearbook, 1–15. 2018
- Hollinger, R. Eric, John, Edwell, jr., Jacobs, Harold, Moran-Collins, Lora, Thome, Carolyn, Zastrow, Jonathan, Metallo, Adam, Waibel, Gunter, and Rossi, Vince. 2013. "Tlingit-Smithsonian Collaborations with 3D digitization of Cultural Objects." Museum Anthropology Review, 7, (1-2) 201–253. 2013
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Blog Posting
- Hollinger, R. Eric and Partridge, Nick. 2017. "Is 3D Technology the Key to Preserving Indigenous Cultures?" Smithsonian Voices Washington, DC: Smithsonian.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-naturalhistory/2017/11/29/3d-technology-key-preserving-indigenous-cultures/. 2017
- Deutsch, James I. and Hollinger, R. Eric. 2017. "Sustainability at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival." Alliance Blog American Alliance of Museums. Sep 13, 2017. https://www.aam-us.org/2017/09/13/sustainability-at-the-smithsonian-folklife-festival. 2017
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Chapter
- Hollinger, R. Eric. 2022. "3D Digital Replication: Emerging Cultural Domain for Native American Communities." In Handbook of North American Indians, Introduction. Krupnik, Igor I., editor. 182–195. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Handbook of North American Indians, 1. 2022
- Hollinger, R. Eric, Sieg, Lauren, Billeck, William, Swift, Jacquetta, and Snowball, Terry. 2022. "Cultural Heritage Laws and Their Impact." In Handbook of North American Indians, Introduction. Krupnik, Igor I., editor. 75–89. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Handbook of North American Indians, 1. 2022
- Hollinger, R. Eric and Jacobs, Harold. 2015. "A Killer Whale Comes Home: Neil Kúxdei woogoot, Kéet S'aaxw, Mark Jacobs Jr., and the Repatriation of a Clan Crest Hat from the Smithsonian Institution." In Sharing Our Knowledge: The Tlingit and Their Coastal Neighbors. Kan, Sergei and Henrikson, Steve, editors. 483–495. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 2015
- Hollinger, R. Eric. 2015. "Archaeology and Ethnohistory in Northeastern Iowa." In Oneota Historical Connections: Working Together in Iowa. Schermer, Shirley J., Green, William, Zimmerman, Larry J., Forman, Linda, and Lillie, Robin, editors. 55–69. Iowa City: University of Iowa. In Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Special Report, 24. 2015
- Ousley, Stephen D. and Hollinger, R. Eric. 2012. "The Pervasiveness of Daubert." In A Companion to Forensic Anthropology. Dirkmaat, Dennis C., editor. 654–665. West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, Limited. 2012
- Hollinger, R. Eric and Hansen, Greta. 2010. "Discussion: Mitigation of Contaminated Collections." In Pesticide Mitigation in Museum Collections: Science in Conservation: Proceedings from the MCI Workshop Series. Koestler, Robert J. and Charola, A. Elena, editors. 65–70. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. (https://doi.org/10.5479/si.19492359.1.1) 2010
- Ousley, Stephen D. and Hollinger, R. Eric. 2009. "A Forensic Analysis of Human Remains from a Historic Conflict in North Dakota." In Hard Evidence: Case Studies in Forensic Anthropology. 2nd ed. Steadman, Dawnie Wolfe, editor. 91–102. New York: Routledge. 2009
- Hollinger, R. Eric, Ousley, Stephen, and Utermohle, Charles. 2009. "The Thule Migration: A New Look at the Archaeology and Biology of the Point Barrow Region Populations." In The Northern World AD 900-1400: The Dynamics of Climate, Economy, and Politics in Hemispheric Perspective. Maschner, Herbert and Savelle, James, editors. 131–154. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press. 2009
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Report
- Hollinger, R. Eric, Dudar, J. Christopher, and Luze, Meredith. 2020. Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains Potentially Associated with Chief Wakara in the Collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2020
- Hollinger, R. Eric, Dudar, J. Christopher, and Luze, Meredith. 2020. Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains and Funerary Objects Found near Meadow, Utah, in the Collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2020
- Hollinger, R. Eric, Dudar, J. Christopher, and Luze, Meredith. 2020. Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains and Objects Beaver County, Utah, in the Collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2020
- Hollinger, R. Eric and Dudar, J. Christopher. 2020. Inventory and Assessment of possible Ute Human Remains from Utah and Colorado, in the Collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2020
- Hollinger, R. Eric and Dudar, J. Christopher. 2016. Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains from Nebraska Potentially Affiliated with the Potawatomi in the Collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2016
- Hollinger, R. Eric and Dudar, J. Christopher. 2016. Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains from the Tule River Reservation, California, in the Collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2016
- Hollinger, R. Eric, Botic, Cheri, and Dudar, J. Christopher. 2015. Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains and Funerary Objects from Near Bakersfield, Kern County, California, in the Collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2015
- Hollinger, R. Eric, Dudar, J. Christopher, and Damm, Stephen. 2014. Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains and Funerary Objects from Maine in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2014
- Hollinger, R. Eric. 2013. Assessment of the Cultural Affiliation of a Wampum Belt in the Collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2013
- Hollinger, R. Eric. 2012. Assessment of Tlingit Objects Requested by the Hoonah Indian Association for Repatriation as Unassociated Funerary Objects in the Collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2012
- Hollinger, R. Eric, Botic, Cheri, and Dudar, J. Christopher. 2011. Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains and Funerary Objects Potentially Affiliated with Yokuts Tribes from Kern and Tulare Counties, California, in the Collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2011
- Hollinger, R. Eric. 2010. Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains and Funerary Objects from Ontario, Canada, Potentially Affiliated with the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe and the Bay Mills Indian Community in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2010
- Hollinger, R. Eric, Anderson, Gregory, and Dudar, J. Christopher. 2010. Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains from Mackinac Island, Michigan, in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2010
- Hollinger, R. Eric. 2009. Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains Potentially Affiliated with the Potawatomi in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2009
- Hollinger, R. Eric and Botic, Cheri. 2008. Assessment of Apache Objects Requested as Funerary Objects, Objects of Cultural Patrimony and Sacred Objects in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2008
- Hollinger, R. Eric. 2008. Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains and Funerary Objects Potentially Affiliated with the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians and the Delaware Nation in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. 2008
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Review
- Hollinger, R. Eric. 2007. [Book review] "Review of Inconstant Companions: Archaeology and Native American Oral Traditions, by Ronald Mason." Plains Anthropologist, 52, 367–368. 2007
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- National Museum of Natural History Academic Department
