[BCMA] Possible Indigenous Items

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

Hello friends and colleagues,

I have been in touch with a donor in Maple Ridge who has some items that may be Indigenous belongings. She doesn’t know anything about their history or origins, but didn’t want to just give them away if they have significance and connection to a Nation who would like them, or to whom they belong.

We don’t have that expertise to make this assessment or offer any ideas, but I wanted to be in touch in case anyone would like to contact her, or have some information to pass along to her as she re-homes these items.

Please get in touch with me at kate.petrusa at burnaby.ca<mailto:kate.petrusa at burnaby.ca> to discuss further!

Thank you,


Kate Petrusa
Assistant Curator
Direct: 604-297-4559
She | Her | Hers
City of Burnaby  |  Parks, Recreation and Culture
Burnaby Village Museum
6501 Deer Lake Ave |  Burnaby, BC V5G 3T6

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