The 163-year-old pole is to be returned to the Nisga’a nation in British Colombia.
A special ceremony has been held to prepare a “stolen” 37ft memorial totem pole for its return to Canada from Scotland in what is said to be the first transfer of its kind from a UK institution.
However, NMS said that while the museum acted in good faith in its acquisition of the pole, it now understands that the individual who “sold” it to Mr Barbeau did so without the cultural, spiritual, or political authority to do so on behalf of the Nisga’a Nation.Following months of preparatory work, a delegation of family members and supporters from the Nisga’a Lisims Government has travelled to the museum in Edinburgh to oversee the start of the pole’s return.
“It means so much for us to have the Ni’isjoohl memorial pole returned to us, so that we can connect our family, nation and our future generations with our living history.”The memorial pole belongs to the House of Ni’isjoohl from the Ganada in the Nisga’a Nation. The return of the pole is being described as “rematriation”, which grounds the process of recovering belongings in indigenous law and is more closely in alignment with Nisga’a matrilineal society.
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