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The Vatican will return a few dozen Indigenous cultural items to Canada as part of reconciliation for the church's role in cultural suppression, officials said.
- The Vatican is expected to soon announce it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada, with officials saying items could arrive before the end of the year.
- Negotiations trace back to items sent in 1925 by Catholic missionaries for a 1925 Vatican exhibition, but historians and Indigenous groups question if objects were freely given amid the 1885 potlatch ban.
- The Vatican plans to follow the church-to-church model and send items first to the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec for experts and Indigenous groups to identify originating communities.
- Pope Francis' 2022 meeting with Indigenous leaders accelerated negotiations, but the Assembly of First Nations says protocols and logistics must be finalized before the Canadian bishops conference accepts custody.
- The aim is to get the items back this year to align with the 2025 Jubilee, while the controversial 1925 Holy Year centenary is largely ignored by the Vatican, and scholars see this as a shift toward recognizing Indigenous sovereignty.
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These objects, including an Inuit kayak, are part of the ethnographic collection of the Vatican Museum.
Vatican returning dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups
The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts sought by Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church’s troubled role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas, officials said Wednesday
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Vatican will return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada as gesture of reconciliation
The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts sought by Indigenous communities in Canada.
Logistical problems still need to be addressed prior to the repatriation of objects.
Vatican to Return Cultural Objects to Indigenous Groups in Canada
The Vatican will return several dozen cultural objects to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of a continued reckoning with the role the Catholic Church played in the oppression of Indigenous groups in the Americas. The objects include an Inuit kayak and are housed in the Vatican Museum’s ethnographic collection, which is known as the Anima Mundi museum. The collection has faced scrutiny in recent years from Indigenous advocates who say t…
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