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| A Wilps Ni'isjoohl Ceremony took place in Scotland on Monday signalling the start of a return for a historic Nisga'a Pole (image from Nisga'a Lisims Government) |
The National Museum of Scotland was the venue for the start of a Spiritual journey home for a piece of Nisga'a history, with a Wilps Ni’isjoohl Ceremony taking place as the Nisga'a delgation on hand begins their journey home.
The Nisga'a Lisims Government observed through their social media stream and website on Monday how Sacred and Important Nisga'a protocols had taken place at the Scottish Museum as the process of returning the pole back to the Nisga'a Nation began to get underway.
The historic pole was taken from the Nisga'a without consent in 1929, it had been on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh upon its arrival in Scotland.
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| A 4,000 mile journey is ahead as the Nisga'a Nation brings home a stolen Pole from Scotland next month |
Some background on the history of the pole and the journey for it ahead, which will see the pole loaded onto a Canadian military plane for the transit home, can be reviewed from the new stories below:
Stolen Nisga'a Memorial Pole about to start journey home
Ceremony marks start of journey home for Stolen Nisga'a memorial pole
Scottish museum returns stolen totem pole to Nisga'a Nation
Totem pole begins 'rematriation' from Eidnburgh to Nisga'a Nation in Canada
Totem Pole taken 94 years ago begins 4,000 mile journey home
Ceremony marks start of journey home for Indigenous totem pole taken to Scotland a century ago
Museum returns Nisga'a Pole to the Nass Valley
A ceremony and feast to commemorate it's return to Nisga'a lands is planned for September 29th.
To keep up to date on the planning for that event follow the Nisga'a Nation's social media stream.
More notes from the Nass valley can be reviewed from our archive page.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review.
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