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Ninian Wilson

National Museum of Scotland to return stolen First Nation memorial pole

A MEMORIAL pole brought to Scotland nearly a century ago will be returned to its place of origin in what is now British Columbia, Canada.

The House of Ni'isjoohl Memorial Pole has been on display in the National Museum of Scotland building since 1930 and was carved from red cedar in 1855 by artist Oyea Tait and his assistant carver, Gwanes, in memorial of Ts’aawit, a Nisga'a chief of British Columbia, Canada.

During a visit from a delegation of Nisga’a representatives to Edinburgh in August, the group requested the return of the artefact to their homeland. 

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