The museum and its morals have been questioned recently as numerous Black and Indigenous current and former employees shared stories of racism, discrimination and censorship
The museum stands tall near the meeting place of two rivers, important ancestral lands for several Indigenous communities for thousands of years.
“ the worst case of legal destruction of the rich heritage that I have had the misfortune to witness,” Leigh Syms, a former archeology curator at the nearby Manitoba Museum, said in a book “The Idea of a Human Rights Museum.” Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s government announced in 2008 that the museum would have national status and Ottawa would pick up operating costs.
There were significant cost overruns, allegations of political interference and high staff turnover rates. “Increasing diversity in museum leadership; providing adequate anti-oppression and social justice training; openly discussing racism, implicit biases, whiteness and other forms of privilege; as well as adopting clear ethical guidelines for engaging with historically marginalized communities are a necessary starting point ....” the article said.Perla, now with the Swedish Museum of Movements, declined to comment further.
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