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A Teepee Cover Returns Home After 100 Years | Toronto News
After 100 years at the Smithsonian, a sacred teepee cover from Kawacatoose First Nation is finally returning home—thanks to a professor who recognized it through family stories. The Dustyhorn family’s oral history matched museum records perfectly, leading to a cooperative and heartfelt repatriation. This moment honors ancestral resilience, validates Indigenous knowledge, and reflects the Smithsonian’s new ethical returns policy. The cover will be temporarily displayed at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum before finding its permanent home on the reserve—a powerful reconnection to heritage and…
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