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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55"">March 29, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55"">The Royal BC Museum and First Peoples’ Cultural Council host
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55"">Indigenous repatriation symposium<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55""></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55"">Syilx Territory, KELOWNA, BC</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal">–<a name="OLE_LINK5">Today,
on the traditional lands of the Syilx (Okanagan Nation) People, the Royal BC Museum and the First Peoples’ Cultural Council will convene an international audience to discuss the subject of the repatriation of Indigenous ancestral remains, sacred objects and
intangible cultural heritage.<o:p></o:p></a></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal">For the Royal BC Museum, the symposium is an opportunity to listen to the perspectives
of First Nations in BC, learning what their priorities are regarding repatriation.</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal">“This is the time to sit down with First Nations from across the province and hear the
full range of experiences, expectations and desires about repatriation,” said Royal BC Museum CEO Prof. Jack Lohman. “Additionally, we have assembled a dynamic group of repatriation experts from BC and around the world that we hope will be a resource for Indigenous
communities mapping out their repatriation plans.”<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal">“We are excited to come together at this event to talk about the First Nations point of
view on heritage and repatriation,” said Tracey Herbert, CEO at the First Peoples’ Cultural Council. “We hope that the outcome will be very forward-thinking and allow policy makers to respond to the unique needs of First Nations in BC. Our knowledge- keepers
are the experts and we look forward to receiving their direction on what investments should be made in order to protect and revitalize our cultural heritage.”<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal">“The Province remains committed to supporting Indigenous peoples seeking the return of
their ancestral remains and belongings of cultural significance,” said Hon. Peter Fassbender, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. “By bringing together delegates with deep experience and a range of perspectives, this symposium is an important
step in the healing journey of repatriation in B.C.” <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal">Attending the symposium might be the first step for some First Nations communities considering
repatriation, and may facilitate the development of a systematic approach to repatriation. For other Indigenous communities in BC, it’s a chance to share their experiences as repatriation trail-blazers.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal">Symposium attendees include Indigenous organizations, cultural practitioners, scholars
and international museum and archives professionals. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal">45 different Indigenous leaders, museum professionals, First Nations artists and repatriation
specialists will speak at a number of plenary sessions and presentations. These include Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Aroha Mead from the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, artist Lou-Ann Neel and Jennifer Carpenter from the Heiltsuk Cultural
Education Centre. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.3pt;text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55";font-weight:normal">The symposium comes a week after the Royal BC Museum signed an MOU with the Czech National
Museum, a collaboration that, in part, allows the Royal BC Museum and Indigenous partners to explore the full range of the Czech collections of “Canadiana”.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55"">About the Royal BC Museum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="xbodytext" style="margin-top:.1pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55"">The Royal BC Museum explores the province’s human history and natural history, advances new knowledge and understanding of BC, and provides
a dynamic forum for discussion and a place for reflection. The museum and archives celebrate culture and history, telling the stories of BC in ways that enlighten, stimulate and inspire. Looking to the future, the Royal BC Museum will be a refreshed, modern
museum, extending its reach far beyond Victoria as a world-class cultural venue and repository of digital treasures.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55"">Media contact:</span></b></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55"">778-677-4553<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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