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'Like seeing an old friend:' Beloved totem pole restored and relocated in St. Catharines, Ont.
About six years after it was removed from a St. Catharines park, a beloved totem pole is once again standing tall in the ...
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The Nuxalk Nation’s totem pole was stolen and sold to a museum. After waiting 110 years, they finally have it back
A totem pole removed from an Indigenous burial site ... “We all cried when it landed on the ground,” Nuxalk Hereditary Chief Deric Snow told CNN. “It was the feeling when your emotions ...
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Hugs, smiles and tears greet Nuxalk totem pole as it leaves Victoria museum
After family and community members took a moment with the pole, it was lifted by crane and placed beside the Mungo Martin Longhouse, adjacent to the museum. Nuxalk Hereditary Chief Snuxyaltwa ...
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Nuxalk Nation celebrates return of totem pole from Royal B.C. Museum
Nuxalk Hereditary Chief Snuxyaltwa, who also goes by Deric Snow, said it brought tears to his eyes watching the pole leave the museum. “I can see a lot of hearts are lifted today. People are ...
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Totem pole gifted to late Queen to be taken down
The pole has been blessed by Hereditary Chief David Mungo Knox, who is the great-grandson of its creator, Chief Mungo Martin. The spokesperson said the pole should be lowered in 2024 "with all ...