Exploring Theme: "Repatriating Indigenous "Artefacts""

The totem pole at Scouts Canada headquarters in Ottawa was donated by the B.C. government in the 1960s. Photo: Kerry Slack/APTN.  APTN News: A First Nation in B.C. wants a totem pole that sits outside of the former Scouts Canada headquarters in Ottawa returned. The totem pole, gifted to the Scouts Canada by the Scouts...

A plaque at Withrow Avenue Junior Public School, across the street from this discovery, mentions that Indigenous remains and artifacts dating back an estimated 5,000 years were found in the area in the 1880s. Toronto Star: Trapped in a pit six feet below the North Riverdale street he has lived on for more than 30...