A totem pole removed from an Indigenous burial site more than a century ago and kept on display in a Canadian museum has been repatriated to the Nuxalk Nation.

More than 100 Nuxalkmc traveled more than 600 miles from Bella Coola, British Columbia, to Victoria to reclaim their totem pole from the Royal BC Museum on Monday and bring it back to its rightful home

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Excellent news! I remember touring Haida Gwaii and hearing about all the poles, artifacts, and remains stolen. This is only one pole and there are many more to be returned but still great to see.

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Hugs, smiles and tears greet Nuxalk totem pole as it leaves Victoria museum | CBC News

A totem pole belonging to the Nuxalk Nation is going home to the Central Coast of B.C., more than 100 years after it was taken. It has been on display in the Royal British Columbia Museum, but is being repatriated four years after the nation first asked for it back.

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