Indigenous leaders celebrate belongings returned from the Vatican – Sudbury Star
Mar 18, 2026
The items returned include a bowl and spoon from Manitoulin Island made by Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige’s ancestor
Smudge smoke wafted through the Canadian Museum of History’s grand hall last week, as dozens of Indigenous cultural belongings made their homecoming from the Vatican Museums archive.
Dozens of First Nations chiefs, leaders and supporters from across the country gathered at the Gatineau, Que., museum on March 10 as five of the artifacts were ceremonially uncrated.
