Totem at Royal B.C. Museum on way home to Central Coast after repatriation ceremony

VICTORIA — Drummers and dancers helped reawaken the spirit of a totem pole Monday in preparation for a lengthy repatriation journey to its ancestral home more…

The totem, which has been on display at the Royal B.C. Museum, will be placed on a truck Wednesday and followed by a convoy of vehicles on its way to Bella Coola, located almost 1,000 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

“Our history is embedded in these polls, a great history, and when they’re taken, it’s almost as if it’s like our children were taken,” said Nuxalk member Charlene Schooner. “These belong, they are part of our history.”Article content Schooner said the totem pole is a symbol of the culture and traditions of her people and bringing it home is a historic moment.

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