The Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government has filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court of B.C. against people who are "illegally occupying" Nisg̱a’a Treaty territory.
As work is underway to erect the memorial totem pole, an SFU Indigenous Governance and Education official said more artifacts should be returned to Indigenous Peoples.
The pole was carved in 1860 in memory of a Nisga'a chief, and was taken from the nation in 1929, without the nation's consent and later sold to the National Museum of Scotland.
The pole is set to make its journey in the belly of a Canadian military aircraft as a result of what Amy Parent described as an unexpected moment of reconciliation.