Native artifacts return to British Columbia
Canada.Com [Canada]Posted: January 11th, 2007 by Thomas L. Knapp
“A collection of significant First Nations artifacts purchased at a New York auction last fall, largely by Canadians, is coming to B.C. for exhibition this spring. Individual Canadians — including one Victoria woman — and Gatineau, Que.’s Museum of Civilization accounted for $6.6 million of the $7 million US the famed Dundas collection brought at auction. … The nine owners agreed that First Nations people in Tsimshian territory would be the first to view the collection, according to the museum’s Diane Dakers. Until then, media photographers are not even allowed to take pictures of the 36 artifacts, which are insured for $8 million.” (01/11/07)