Right to Repatriation of Ceremonial Objects and Human

Right to Repatriation of Ceremonial Objects and Human Remains under UNDRIP: A Human Rights Focus, Vancouver, BC, March 2020 Yémes, sʔémit & łúmuʔstn Respect, Responsibility and Relationships ANGIE BAIN, NŁEʔKEPMX LOWER NICOLA INDIAN BAND (LNIB) UNION OF BC INDIAN CHIEFS (UBCIC) 1 of 20

Victoria, BC Royal British Columbia Museum MUSEUMS Gatineau, QC Canadian Museum of History Cambridge, MA Peabody Museum New York, NY American Museum of Natural History 5 of 20

OUR PRINCIPLES Lower Nicola Indian Band Heritage Policy Core Principles 01 yémes RESPECT LNIB has the right to have our unique heritage values recognized and respected. 02 sʔémit RESPONSIBILITY LNIB has the stewardship responsibility to care for our heritage resources on behalf of our people. 03 łúmuʔstn RELATIONSHIPS It is important for LNIB to cooperate with other organizations to manage, preserve & protect our heritage. 6 of 20

ARTICLE 11 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Article 11 1. Indigenous peoples have the right to practise and revitalize their cultural traditions and customs. This includes the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures, such as archaeological and historical sites, artefacts, designs, ceremonies, technologies and visual and performing arts and literature. 2. States shall provide redress through effective mechanisms, which may include restitution, developed in conjunction with indigenous peoples, with respect to their cultural, intellectual, religious and spiritual property taken without their free, prior and informed consent or in violation of their laws, traditions and customs. 6 of 20

ARTICLE 12 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Article 12 1. Indigenous peoples have the right to manifest, practise, develop and teach their spiritual and religious traditions, customs and ceremonies; the right to maintain, protect, and have access in privacy to their religious and cultural sites; the right to the use and control of their ceremonial objects; and the right to the repatriation of their human remains. 2. States shall seek to enable the access and/or repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains in their possession through fair, transparent and effective mechanisms developed in conjunction with indigenous peoples concerned. 6 of 20

THE WORK 01 UBCIC RESPECT Alignment of Heritage Conservation Act with DRIPA; Section 4 & G 2 G Relationships 02 FPCC RESPONSIBILITY Recognizing and Including Indigenous Cultural Heritage in BC (2019); Indigenous Advisory Council 03 LNIB RELATIONSHIPS LNIB Cultural Heritage Policy (2017), LNIB Repatriation Committee 6 of 20

VICTORIA, BC ROYAL BRITISH COLUMBIA MUSEUM 7 of 20

Approximately 500 items in ethnology collection are from the Nlaka’pamux cultural group. 8 of 20

OUR RBCM WORK 9 of 20

GATINEAU, QC CANADIAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY 10 of 20

Approximately 1, 000 items in ethnology collection are from the Nlaka’pamux cultural group. 11 of 20

OUR CMH WORK 12 of 20

CAMBRIDGE, MA PEABODY MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY & ETHNOLOGY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY 13 of 20

Approximately 400 items in ethnology collection are from the Nlaka’pamux cultural group. 14 of 20

OUR PEABODY WORK 15 of 20

NEW YORK, NY AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 16 of 20

Approximately 850 items in ethnology collection are from the Nlaka’pamux cultural group. 17 of 20

OUR AMNH WORK 18 of 20

ANGIE BAIN Lower Nicola Indian Band/Union of BC Indian Chiefs Email: angie@ubcic. bc. ca @angie_bain linkedin. com/in/angie-bain-19000516 20 of 20