Current Problems: Museums and Archives (67-70)

Exploring Stakeholder: "Catholic Church"

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March 30, 2024


The Pope supports restitution of Indigenous items to Canada. So why haven’t they come home?

Pope Francis has said he supports the restitution of the items held in the Vatican’s museums – and yet, so far, very little has happened Hilda Nicholas, director of language and cultural centre in Kanehsatà:ke, Que. on March 20, 2024. Nicholas wants to see the Vatican wampum belt returned closer to home, so that children...

May 1, 2023


‘The right gesture’: Talks underway for Vatican to return Indigenous artifacts, Pope says

Vatican’s collection of artifacts includes ceremonial crafts from Indigenous Peoples in Canada Toronto Star: Pope Francis said Sunday that talks were underway to return colonial-era artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from Indigenous Peoples in Canada and voiced a willingness to return other problematic objects in the Vatican’s collection on a case-bycase basis....

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