A/HRC/45/35 Declaration and build the capacity of indigenous peoples to better protect their traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. 92. Museums, universities and other collecting institutions must become partners in ensuring that articles 11, 12 and 31 of the Declaration are respected and upheld. Museums must develop relationships of collaboration and trust, and seek out and respect indigenous peoples’ knowledge, protocols, traditional laws and customs regarding items in their collections. Stakeholders such as UNESCO, the International Council of Museums, the Expert Mechanism, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples can assist museums in advancing a human rights-based approach to these issues, and achieving a better understanding of their legal and ethical obligations, and of indigenous peoples’ expectations and worldviews. Partnerships of this type are essential in order to decolonize museums. 93. Indigenous peoples themselves also have a duty to advocate for the repatriation of their ceremonial objects, human remains and cultural heritage. Repatriation requires active community advocacy and involvement if it is to be carried out under indigenous peoples’ terms. Indigenous peoples should also consider identifying and, if culturally appropriate, codifying their own laws, customs and traditions on ceremonial items, human remains and intangible cultural heritage in order to assist States and museums to implement article 11 of the Declaration. 94. The Expert Mechanism acknowledges and encourages examples of indigenous peoples working in solidarity with one another on repatriation. Examples include support from the Sámi for the repatriation of Yaqui ceremonial objects from Sweden and the support of Māori for the repatriation of human remains to Rapa Nui. Indigenous peoples should support each other with capacity-building and sharing of experiences, including the development of repatriation and reburial protocols and the establishment and management of indigenous peoples’ own museums and cultural centres. 95. Indigenous peoples have shown an exemplary willingness to pursue reconciliation with museums and other cultural institutions, which often involves revisiting painful intergenerational histories of colonialism, loss of dignity, forced relocation, military occupation and loss of lands, territories and resources. Repatriation processes and the establishment of meaningful relationships with museums contribute to the healing of past injustices and the protection and intergenerational transmission of indigenous peoples’ living cultures. 96. The Expert Mechanism commits itself to working closely with all stakeholders in order to facilitate the strengthening and development of mechanisms for the repatriation of indigenous peoples’ ceremonial objects, human remains and intangible cultural heritage. 19