Podcasts Culture InFocus Returning Indigenous artifacts necessary to reconciliation yet still a struggle

Returning Indigenous artifacts necessary to reconciliation yet still a struggle

Published: March 13, 2019, 6 p.m.

In this episode of InFocus: The phenomenon of hoarding skeletal remains and cultural artifacts of Inuit, Metis and First Nations by private collectors and institutions, flies in the face of reconciliation, say Indigenous leaders.

Many of the items are stolen from graves and sacred sites. Others are found when land is disturbed during construction or other work being done.