Artifacts missing for more than a century have made their way home.
What was returned to the Whitecap Dakota First Nation (WDFN) shocked even those who were working to repatriate the items.
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“I thought it was going to be a little box, but they carried in two big totes, full,” said WDFN Councillor Frank Royal. “We were amazed by all the stuff that was in there.”
It all started on June 16, when the Canadian Museums Association and the Saskatoon Charmbury family coordinated the return of more than three dozen items of historical and ceremonial importa