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Museum to return medicine man to First Nation


The first male ancestor of the Chilliwack people is going back home to British Columbia after being taken from the tribe more than 100 years ago.

T'xwel�tse, a medicine man, was turned to stone thousands of years ago. He is considered a living being by the Chilliwack people.

The Chilliwacks are part of the Sto:lo Nation of Canada but the Burke Museum in Seattle wouldn't repatriate T'xwel�tse because the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act only applies to U.S. tribes.

So the Sto:lo Nation asked the Nooksack Tribe of Washington for help. The Nooksacks are related to the Chilliwacks and the Sto:lo.

Get the Story:
Medicine man is heading home to B.C. (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 10/4)

Relevant Links:
Burke Museum - http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum