For Indigenous people in Canada, artifacts, sacred objects, and even ancestral remains have been taken away from their communities for scientific study or display in museums. This week, a meeting in Kelowna addressed the topic of Indigenous repatriation with cultural leaders and artists who gathered with representatives of museums and archives from across Canada - and all over the world. "A lot of the objects and materials in museums hold Indigenous knowledge that we need for the revitalization of our own arts, cultures and languages," said Herbert. Cultural perspective"This is not just about ancestral remains and grave goods, but we actually need to consider a whole raft," Lohman said. "I was quite young at the time and I thought is this where I could end up?

Source: CBC News April 02, 2017 15:56 UTC