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Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s First Canadian Exhibition Looks at Colonial Trauma Through the Story of a Stolen Luf Canoe
GREATER VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUN 25 – The exhibition features over 60 repatriated ancestral items returned after more than a century, highlighting cultural revitalization and Indigenous self-determination, organizers said.
- A group of 37 artefacts originating from the Lardil community of Mornington Island, found in storage in Victoria, is planned to be returned to its place of origin.
- The artefacts had been overlooked for many years after being donated by a couple residing on Mornington Island during the 1980s and 1990s, prior to their passing.
- Local leaders emphasize the importance of repatriation and cultural reconciliation, with council members pledging to cover costs and the items becoming available for community research and viewing.
- Mr Armstrong emphasized the importance of repatriation, while Renee Wilson noted that every item holds deep cultural meaning and reflects the heritage of their ancestors.
- This repatriation reflects a wider movement towards honoring Indigenous self-determination and promoting healing, highlighting an increasing recognition of the importance of First Nations cultural identity and heritage.
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Williams Lake TribuneExhibition in Vancouver celebrates repatriation of Tŝilhqot’in items
The Tŝilhqot’in Nation has co-developed an exhibition with the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) to celebrate the first major museum return of Tŝilhqot’in ancestral belongings.
From a museum in Leiden and the municipality of Rotterdam, 119 artifacts looted a hundred and twenty years ago during the British colonial invasion in Nigeria were received in Lagos on 21 June, the largest repatriation of these historical objects. While a high-end art gallery should expose them, the question of their preservation remains open.
Tŝilhqot'in Nation Wins with Consent, Concluding a Decades-Long Battle over Mining - Raven Trust
The staff at RAVEN are thrilled to hear that the Tŝilhqot’in Nation has signed the Teẑtan Biny Gagaghut’i Agreement with the Province of B.C. and Taseko Mines Ltd. (Taseko). The agreement prevents mineral exploration at Teẑtan Biny, a lake with spiritual and cultural significance, without the Tŝilhqot’in Nation’s consent. The agreement, resulting from this decades-long resistance to mining around Teẑtan Biny, is such an incredible and important …
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