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,500-year-old bones returned to First Nation
,500-year-old bones returned to First Nation
SFU signed agreement last week to give remains back
The Canadian Press Sep 03, 2011 17:49:29 PM
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NAMU (NEWS1130) - The ancient remains of 142 members of a First Nation have been repatriated to a BC grave, decades after being dug up by curious archaeologists.
Members of the Heiltsuk First Nation and retired Simon Fraser University archaeologist Roy Carlson supervised the reburial on the small island of Namu, located off the northern end of Vancouver Island.
Carlson was part of excavation team that dug up the bones in 1977, some of which date back 4,500 years.
The university signed an agreement last week to give the remains back to the Heiltsuk.
The remains were blessed in a special ceremony, transferred into cedar bentwood boxes and buried on Friday on the island.
Heiltsuk First Nation Chief Harvey Humchitt says it felt good to return his ancestors to the place where they belong. |
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發表於 2011-9-3 17:50
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