Abstract
This thesis discusses the process of planning, designing, developing, and installing an exhibit for the Sutter County Museum. The final exhibit, entitled "The Nisenan: A History of the Sacramento Valley," is now on permanent display at the museum. It discusses the Indigenous history of the Yuba-Sutter region through a lens of shared authority and decolonization. This thesis examines and reviews the often fraught relationships between Native American groups and museums and museum best practices for working with underrepresented peoples and cultures. In order to complete this exhibit, I facilitated conversations with tribal partners, conducted both primary and secondary source research, created interpretive panels and object labels, obtained images, created a layout and floorplan for the exhibit, and installed all components.