The Haisla First Nation in British Columbia welcomed the return of a totem pole taken from the tribe 77 years ago.

The G'psgolox totem pole was erected in 1872. In 1929, it was stolen and somehow ended up in the Swedish national museum.

With the help of the Canadian government and the Swedish government, the tribe brought the pole back. It was unveiled to the community on Wednesday and will be erected in a Haisla village this summer.

The tribe carved a replica and donated it to the National Museum of Ethnography in Sweden.

Get the Story:
Haisla totem returns home to B.C. (CBC 4/27)
Stolen totem pole returned to B.C. (The Vancouver Sun 4/27)
Mark Hume: B.C. totem comes home from Sweden (The Globe and Mail 4/27)
Treasured totem pole returned to B.C. tribe (CTV 4/26)
Celebration over return of totem pole from Sweden after 77 years (AP 4/26)

Relevant Links:
Haisla Nation - http://www.haisla.ca

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