Having witnessed sacred belongings return to their homelands and taken part in national conversations in Ottawa, a Saskatchewan First Nation chief says he senses the federal government opening its doors a little wider to First Nations voices.

Flying Dust First Nation Chief Tyson Bear was in Montreal on Dec. 6 when 62 long-held Indigenous belongings were formally repatriated from the Vatican Museums, a project Indigenous leaders have been working toward since 2022.

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Bear hadn’t expected to

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