From Stealing to Healing: Repatriation and B.C. First Nations

June 25, 2025

Overview – From Stealing to Healing: Repatriation and B.C. First Nations

The report, From Stealing to Healing: Repatriation and B.C. First Nations, was developed by K’yuu Enterprise Corporation with support from the First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC). It provides First Nations–led research and analysis of the history, context and impacts of repatriation for First nations in B.C.

From Stealing to Healing presents critical research identifying over 2,500 Ancestors and 100,000 Belongings from B.C. that are currently held in 229 colonial institutions worldwide. A timeline presents over 100 years of removal and repatriation in B.C. and shares more recent repatriation experiences through case studies from 16 Nations.

This is a companion report to Repatriation Cost Analysis: A Framework and Model

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Stealing to Healing Executive Summary
Stealing to Healing Fact Sheet

Prepared By

Developed in partnership between the First Peoples’ Cultural Council and K’yuu Enterprise Corporation.

Funder

Research and development of From Stealing to Healing report was made possible with funding from the Government of British Columbia’s Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation through the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation

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Butterfly design by Lou-ann Neel, Kwakwaka’wakw Artist