June 20, 2020

Indigenous repatriation projects get new funding from BC government

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it's providing financial support to Indigenous communities that want their ancestral remains and cultural objects returned.
Countless Indigenous pieces of art, artifacts and human remains are held by museums in Canada and around the world and many local communities and human rights experts have said they should be returned home.
The government is providing $500,000 to the BC Museums Association to provide a range of grants to support communities at