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Assembly of First Nations joins calls for Hudson's Bay to return ceremonial items

  • The Assembly of First Nations joined calls on May 1, 2025, for Hudson's Bay to halt auctioning cultural and sacred Indigenous artifacts in Canada.
  • This call follows an Ontario judge's approval for Hudson's Bay, Canada's oldest retailer, to auction 4,400 artifacts including a 355-year-old royal charter.
  • The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and a northern First Nations advocacy group urged stopping sales without consultation and emphasized their communities' role in developing Hudson's Bay.
  • National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak stated some items may represent vital cultural heritage and identity requiring return to Indigenous communities.
  • The judge ordered Hudson's Bay to provide a detailed list of auctioned items and return to court, highlighting ongoing legal scrutiny of the auction process and claims.
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Hudson's Bay facing more pressure to keep Indigenous items off auction block

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is joining Indigenous organizations in calling for Hudson's Bay to keep artifacts and sacred items off the auction block.

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Assembly of First Nations joins calls for Hudson's Bay to return ceremonial items

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CBC News broke the news in Canada on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
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