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March 8, 2024
‘Box it up and we can repatriate it:’ First Nation in B.C. says it wants its totem pole returned
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...
February 19, 2024
This man fell into a hole and uncovered ancient remains. It raised questions about how Toronto builds on Indigenous lands
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...
May 18, 2023
First Nation sues Ontario over land the same day ROM returns 200-year-old pipe to it
The pipe is among a number of items the ROM will be returning to the Sault Ste. Marie-area Ojibwa Anishinaabe First Nation Toronto Star: 200-year-old tomahawk pipe was returned to the Garden River First Nation by the Royal Ontario Museum on Thursday, with Chief Andy Rickard calling it “another step” in repatriating a number of artifacts....