Indigenous Artifacts
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Swiss collector working with First Nations leaders to repatriate Indigenous artifactsVincent Escriba estimates his collection to be worth between $13 and $17 million and wants the items sold together.CanadaJun 28
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Indigenous group looking to repatriate ‘sacred’ artifacts from SwitzerlandA group of First Nations leaders and advocates in Manitoba want help repatriating thousands of Indigenous artifacts from a privately run museum in Switzerland.CanadaJun 24
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‘Overdue’: B.C. First Nations welcome Pope’s hint that Vatican will return Indigenous artifactsOn a flight between Hungary and Italy, the Holy Father said restitution is the "right gesture," and that museums should return items wherever possible.CanadaMay 3, 2023
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Swiss museum returns 2 artifacts to the Haudenosaunee confederacyThe objects, a medicine mask and turtle rattle, had been in the possession of the Geneva Museum of Ethnography (MEG) for nearly 200 years.CanadaFeb 19, 2023
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B.C. Nisga’a totem on display at Scotland museum since 1930 is heading homeA delegation of Nisga'a leaders travelled to Edinburgh last August to ask that the memorial pole be returned to their territory from Scotland's National Museum.CanadaDec 2, 2022
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Wolastoqey chiefs want return of Indigenous artifacts from New Brunswick MuseumThe six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation called on Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn to begin the process of returning the unspecified artifacts.CanadaApr 14, 2022
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Curators say Vatican must give access to Indigenous artifactsA renowned First Nations curator and artist said the artifacts are important to how Indigenous people see themselves and the world around them.CanadaMar 20, 2022
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Indigenous knife found on Parliament Hill set to be returned to Algonquin nationsArcheologists say the return of the stone knife is a historic move that officially recognizes Indigenous Peoples inhabited the land that is now the site of Parliament Hill.CanadaOct 17, 2021
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Major Kitchener road faces extended closure after ‘significant’ find of Indigenous artifactsA major Kitchener road is scheduled to be closed for months this year in part due to a 'significant' discovery of Indigenous artifacts.CanadaMar 4, 2020
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Sask. road project halted for 2019, engagement sought with First NationsThe RM of Winslow says a consultation process is underway with First Nations groups concerned about roadwork in an area where artifacts were found.CanadaJun 26, 2019
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