Treasure headed home to Bella Bella after being sold to Royal BC Museum in 1911
On Friday, July 12, member of the Yisdaitxv Nation Steven Carpenter , great-grandson of Captain Richard Carpenter, got to see his ancestor's Chief Seat face-to-face for the first time, something he had only seen in photographs previously.Carved by Captain Carpenter in the 1900s, the seat was an essential part of the culture of the Helitsuk Nation. In 1911, it was sold to the Royal BC Museum, where it stayed, eventually placed into separate boxes.
"It was important they just go home. It didn't matter how we did it. They had to go home," White said.
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