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122 years later, an Island First Nation whale shrine returns home
It was back in 1903 when a whale shrine left the traditional territory of the Mowachaht/Mouchalaht First Nation and ended up at the New York Natural History Museum. Now, 122 years later, the shrine is no longer owned by the museum, and the Vancouver Island-based nation has reclaimed all of its artifacts. The fight to return the shrine dates back to the 1990s, when then-Hereditary Chief Jerry Jack wanted it back in Nootka Sound, on the Island’s w…
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