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‘Bringing our ancestors home’: Inside the push to return Indigenous belongings from museum collections

First Nations are urging museums to return ancestral remains and cultural belongings.

Ninah Hermiston
Ninah Hermiston

17 Aug 2026 • 10 min read

A woman viewed from behind holds an Indigenous print and artifact.
Former repatriation specialist Michelle Washington in the department of Indigenous collections and repatriation in the Royal B.C. Museum. (Royal B.C. Museum)

Ninah Hermiston
Ninah Hermiston

Ninah is an early-career reporter based in Toronto, currently focused on the Residential Schools database. She has previously worked as an associate producer at CBC Kids News and served as a social media manager for various organizations.

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