Nuxalk Totem Pole begins repatriation journey to Nuxalk Nation

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A totem pole that was taken from the Nuxalk Nation in 1912 is beginning the journey of repatriation Monday.

following the First Nations Leadership Council expressing concerns about reports of “ongoing systemic racism and toxic working conditions” within the Royal BC Museum.

In October 2019, four Nuxalk Hereditary Chiefs and supporters from the Nuxalk First Nation went to the museum and requested that the totem pole be returned, as well as another totem pole and other cultural artifacts. “The totem poles were taken from their home land South Bentick when they were forced to relocate after a smallpox epidemic in the early 1900s,” according to a news release from Nuxalk First Nation.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.The museum agreed to repatriate one of the totem poles, but the Nuxalk Nation is still calling for the return of the second totem pole and the artifacts.

 

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So this is reconciliation right? We're done now okay?

You People really need to get over your 💩, What should happen is every piece of Indian art should be removed and never again should any piece of Indian anything should be allowed inside of the Museum!

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