Ceremony marks start of journey home for Indigenous totem pole taken to Scotland a century ago – Winnipeg Free Press
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For the Nisga’a people, the memorial pole – which was sold to the museum in 1929 while village inhabitants were away – is a living being
Amy Parent was surprised to discover a personal link between house pole and an ancestor Author of the article: Denise Ryan Publishing date: Dec 12, 2020 • December 14, 2020 • 3 minute read • Nisga'a researcher Amy Parent with her daughter and son, holding virtual reality goggles. She is planning to use virtual reality as part of a research project that involves seeking repatriation of a Nisga'a house pole from Scotland and carving of a new pole. Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG Article content When Amy Parent was a young anthropology student at Simon Fraser University, ...