#Mowachaht #Muchalaht - First Nation celebrates milestone in connecting members to traditional territory on Nootka Island https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/local-news/first-nation-celebrates-milestone-in-connecting-members-to-traditional-territory-on-nootka-island-8232499

the #Yuquot #Nuuchahnulth #Mowachaht Whalers Shrine is home. It was sold and taken to NYC in the 1900s when village elders were away. I had the privilege of seeing the shipping crates in the Yuquot museum, the former Anglican Church, in July, but no one other than whalers should ever have had the privilege of seeing the shrine itself sand it’s likely that no one ever will again. Not a lot of good news in the world today, but this is very good. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-yuquot-whalers-shrine-repatriation-offers-hope/

After 120 years stored in the American Museum of Natural History in New York, an #Indigenous #Mowachaht Whaler's Shrine, acquired for the museum by Franz Boas for the in the early 20th century, returns home to #BritishColumbia:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/arts/design/museum-of-natural-history-returns-shrine.html via @nytimes

American Museum of Natural History had a precious :mowachahtmuchalaht: Mowachaht/Muchalaht whaling shrine in storage for 120 years.

It's going home. 🙌🙌

The shrine was in a secret location near Yuquot, which was also the point of first contact between European colonists and west coast Nations in Canada.

It is possible to visit Yuquot by taking the working-ferry from Gold River. Great day trip!

#mowachaht #FirstNations #Culture #Indigenous #Stolen #Museum #AMNH #USA

https://www.hashilthsa.com/news/2025-04-02/whalers-shrine-returns-home-after-120-years-museum-storage

A Vancouver Island First Nation whose people were the first to greet European explorers in the region almost 250 years ago is taking British Columbia to court, seeking title to their traditional territories and financial compensation.

Chief Mike Maquinna, a descendent of #ChiefMaquinna who met British explorer Capt. James Cook in 1776, says the claim in #BCSupremeCourt seeks to return decision-making, resource and ecological stewardship to the #Mowachaht / #Muchalalaht First Nation.

He says the province has been acting as the sole decision-making authority in the #GoldRiver / #Tahsis areas of northern #VancouverIsland especially with regards to the forest resource, without the consent of his nation.

Hereditary Chief Jerry Jack says the claim filed today seeks title to about 66,000 hectares of land from #FriendlyCove to Tahsis in the north and #ButtleLake in the east, and an undisclosed amount of financial compensation.

https://cheknews.ca/vancouver-island-first-nation-whose-ex-chief-met-capt-cook-files-claim-against-b-c-1228788/

#BCpoli #CDNpoli #IndigenousBC #BCFirstNations #NativeCanada #BCNDP #IndigenousCanada #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #GovernmentOfCanada #NoConsent #Landback #FirstNations #TruthBeforeReconciliation #Reparations #Decolonization #Colonialism #IndigenousJustice #UNDRIP #Legal #BCLaw #CanadianLaw #Lawsuit #Justice