Repatriation Cost Analysis: A Framework and Model

June 25, 2025

Overview – Repatriation Cost Analysis: A Framework and Model

The Repatriation Cost Analysis: A Framework and Model is a tool for Nations to assess what stage of repatriation they are at and to accurately estimate the resources needed for this work. 

The Cost Analysis describes the steps taken to identify the costs of First Nations-led repatriation from the beginning planning states to long-term caretaking after Ancestors and Belongings are repatriated. It presents a cost model with the flexibility to account for diversity across B.C. First Nations communities.

It is a companion report to From Stealing to Healing: Repatriation and B.C. First Nations

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Cost Analysis Executive Summary
Cost Analysis Fact Sheet

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

Funder

Research and development of the Cost Analysis 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.