‘Truly Amazing and Really Emotional’: Historic Mortuary Poles Returned to Tla’amin Nation After Decades-Long Search

‘Truly amazing and really emotional’: Historic mortuary poles returned to Tla’amin Nation after decades-long search

In late 2022, Drew Blaney was at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) viewing some paddles and masks from his nation that were being held in the institution’s basement.

‘Truly amazing and really emotional’: Historic mortuary poles returned to Tla’amin Nation after decades-long search - The Turtle Island News

By Abby Francis, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews In late 2022, Drew Blaney was at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) viewing some paddles and masks from his nation that were being held in the institution’s basement. While he was walking around, the culture and heritage manager for Tla’amin Nation stumbled across two striking carved wooden figures — one depicting a man and the other depicting a woman holding her arms out, as if she…

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Historic mortuary poles returned to Tla’amin Nation after decades-long search

The two mortuary poles during a repatriation ceremony in Ɂəms ʔayɛ. Photo: Tla’amin Nation In late 2022, Drew Blaney was at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) viewing some paddles and masks from his nation that were being held in the institution’s basement. While he was walking around, the culture and heritage manager for Tla’amin Nation stumbled across two striking carved wooden figures — one depicting a man and the other depicting a woman holdin…