The pole was taken from the Nuxalk homeland in South Bentinck south of Bella Coola after people were forced to relocate due to a smallpox epidemic in 1900.
The pole was taken from the Nuxalk homeland in South Bentinck south of Bella Coola after people were forced to relocate due to a smallpox epidemic in 1900.
The pole was taken from the Nuxalk homeland in South Bentinck south of Bella Coola after people were forced to relocate due to a smallpox epidemic in 1900.
The pole was taken from the Nuxalk homeland in South Bentinck south of Bella Coola after people were forced to relocate due to a smallpox epidemic in 1900.
Hereditary Chief Snuxyaltwa (Deric Snow) of Nuxalk First Nation says the Royal B.C. Museum's alleged failure to return his great-grandfather's totem pole has been hurtful to members of his community.