The BC government says it is providing First Nations with financial support to return cultural objects and ancestral remains to their communities.
$500,000 is being provided through the BC Museums Association to provide a range of grants to support communities at different stages of the repatriation process.
“The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is clear: Indigenous peoples have a right to the repatriation of cultural objects and remains of their ancestors,” said Lisa Beare, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
“We’re supporting this important work with First Nations because we know that returning ancestral remains and cultural belongings is essential for true and lasting reconciliation.”
First Nations communities and organizations will be eligible for grants to support repatriation planning, building capacity to take on repatriation projects and encouraging collaboration with cultural organizations.
These grants follow the Province’s $2-million investment over three years to the Royal BC Museum for repatriation activities.
The activities included a provincewide repatriation symposium, a granting program, digital repatriation programs, community work and the creation of Canada’s first repatriation handbook for Indigenous peoples by Indigenous peoples.
Applications will open on Sept. 8
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