National Museum Of Scotland

• Return of Nisga’a memorial totem pole to be celebrated with ceremony and feast

  The pole was carved in 1860 in memory of a Nisga'a chief, and was taken from the nation in 1929, without the nation's consent and later sold to the National Museum of Scotland.

  Perspectives

  Sep 29, 2023
  
• Nisga’a memorial pole about to start journey home to B.C. from Scottish museum

  The pole is set to make its journey in the belly of a Canadian military aircraft as a result of what Amy Parent described as an unexpected moment of reconciliation.

  Perspectives

  Aug 28, 2023
  
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• B.C. First Nation asks Scottish museum to return ‘stolen’ 160-year-old totem pole

  Delegates from the Nisga'a First Nation are in Scotland this week to discuss repatriating a memorial totem pole it says was stolen nearly a century ago.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2022