Artifacts

• Dozens of Indigenous artifacts return to Canada from Vatican

  First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders welcomed 61 Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican at Montreal’s airport, marking the first step in returning items held for decades.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2025
  
• 62 Indigenous artifacts returned to Canada as gift from Pope

  The Vatican has returned 62 Indigenous artifacts to Canada in what church leaders call a gesture of reconciliation. The artifacts had spent more than 100 years in a museum in Rome.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2025
  
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• Southern Alberta man returns ancient artifact to Costa Rica

  A jade amulet given as a gift more than 50 years ago has been returned to Costa Rica after a Southern Alberta man learned of its cultural significance.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2025
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• Edmonton couple finds potential obsidian artifact in front yard

  "As Hector was digging out the front, I was out here around and about, and he came to me with a big black rock, and he said: 'What's this?'"

  Science

  Apr 29, 2024
• ‘They weren’t journeying here on their own’: Tsleil-Waututh bring artifacts home

  Tsleil-Waututh Nation, located on the west coast, spent years working with Simon Fraser University to bring artifacts back home. They recently completed the transfer.

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2024
• Dutch Supreme Court orders return of historical artifacts to Ukraine

  The collection of archaeological objects, some more than 2,000 years old, was on display in Amsterdam when Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014.

  World

  Jun 9, 2023
• University of Lethbridge website aims to reconnect Blackfoot items with Blackfoot people

  The University of Lethbridge launched a new website that aims to connect Blackfoot people to historical Blackfoot items located in Europe by harnessing the power of technology.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2021
• Saint-Lambert residents quick to appeal decision on century-old Anglican church

  Advocates are blaming the city for neglecting the building during its nearly 20 years of ownership, allowing it to reach its current state.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2021
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• Market Wing Cultural Space in Kingston’s city hall opens February 27

  The City of Kingston spent $140,000 renovating 2,000 square feet of municipal office space into a public gallery, set to open Saturday.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2021
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• L&A museum needs help to create an archive of the COVID-19 pandemic

  The Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archive is creating a time capsule to capture the time of COVID-19 in the community — and it needs the community's help.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2020