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Audit finds federal department couldn’t account for 132 Indigenous artworks
The audit found poor record-keeping and oversight led to 132 missing Indigenous artworks from a $14.4 million collection managed by the Indigenous Art Centre.
- On Oct. 27, 2025, an internal audit found 132 Indigenous artworks unaccounted for in a collection managed by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, the report dated last November revealed.
- Relocating the Indigenous Art Centre's holdings in 2022 to temporary private sector storage introduced security vulnerabilities, while weak record-keeping and poor employee monitoring left artworks unaccounted for.
- The collection holds more than 5,000 artworks valued at roughly $14.4 million, including works by Christi Belcourt, Elisapee Ishulutaq, Kent Monkman and Norval Morrisseau.
- The audit warned mishandling 132 artworks risks Crown-Indigenous Relations Canada’s reputation and ties with Indigenous stakeholders, while Lori Beavis urged disclosure and noted artists may feel disheartened.
- The audit urged better record-keeping and oversight, calling on the department to improve monitoring of employees managing the collection and adopt policy instruments with clear roles.
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The lost works were part of the collection of the Indigenous Art Centre, created to protect them.
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Audit finds federal department couldn't account for 132 Indigenous artworks
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Audit finds federal department couldn't account for 132 Indigenous artworks valued at $14.4 million
By Alessia Passafiume The federal government has lost track of more than 130 Indigenous artworks and risks losing the trust of Indigenous artists if it doesn’t take better care of its collection, an internal audit found last year. The report, dated November 2024, was posted earlier this month on the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada website. It tracked the operations of the department’s Indigenous Art Centre from April 2019 …
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