Vatican Agrees to Return Indigenous Peoples' Artifacts

The artifacts were handed over to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, which plans to transfer the items to National Indigenous Organizations for eventual return to their original communities, reports Deutsche Welle . The Vatican on Saturday described the return of the artifacts as a gesture of "dialogue, respect, and fraternity," and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand described the return as an important step toward truth and reconciliation. The collection has been a source of dispute in the face of the broader debate over the restitution of cultural goods taken from Indigenous peoples during colonial periods, per the AP.

Author: Bob Cronin with Newser.AI

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