 Repatriating the means of transmitting its culture 
The repatriation of Indigenous objects is usually seen through the lens of its benefit to younger generations. This article explores how cultural and educational institutions in communities collaborate to involve younger generations in the processes of cultural repatriation and transmission. It focuses on projects between the institutions of the Ilnu community of Mashteuiatsh, the Anishinabe community of Kitigan Zibi, the Nika-Nishk research project on the repatriation of Indigenous heritage, and the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington. First, we present the communities and how they contribute to repatriating the means and content of their cultural transmission. We then return more specifically to the involvement of youth in the Nika-Nishk project. As actors in the project, we question the potential of these activities, for the youth concerned, for researchers, but also for museums. How can objects be vectors of intergenerational and intercultural linkage? What roles can youth play in processes of knowledge transfer? What knowledge can be gained by communities and museums from the exchanges fostered by the processes of repatriation?