A delegation from the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and four First Nations youth accompanied 62 the cultural items on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Montreal.

First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders welcomed 61 Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican at Montreal’s airport, marking the first step in returning items held for decades.

Descrease article font size Increase article font size First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders are set to welcome home dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection on Saturday at Montreal’s airport. The 61 items are part of a long-running effort to repatriate objects held by the Vatican. The items, include embroidered gloves, a kayak, and a baby-carrying sling, which have been repatriated after decades of calls from Indigenous leaders.

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Meghann O’Brien used to feel connected to the mountain through her snowboard, but now she finds that link through the wool of a mountain goat used in her weaving for the last 15 years.