The British Museum is repatriating a 36-foot totem pole carved by the House of Ni’isjoohl in British Columbia back to its indigenous home in Canada after nearly a century. The repatriation was made possible through discussions with the Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government and marks a moment of reconciliation between the museum and the Nisg̱a’a Nation. The pole, which weighs one ton, will be transported from Scotland to the Nass Valley in Canada in September and will be housed at the Hli G̱oothl Wilp-Adoḵshl Nisg̱a’a museum after a public arrival ceremony.

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