Mid-November, in that Sunday’s Toronto Star, the Canadian Press, with files from the Associated Press, reported; “An historic collection of Indigenous artifacts held by Vatican Museums for a century was handed back to Indigenous groups across the country Saturday morning as a gift from Pope Leo.” The article appeared with Eric Gay’s AP photo of the late Pope Francis wearing a “…headdress that was gifted to him during his 2022 visit to the former Ermineskin Residential School in Maskwacis, Alta., where he apologized for the church’s role in residential schools.” Article content

Having pleaded for the return of Indigenous artifacts in these pages, it’s a start. And as reported; “The artifacts are expected to arrive in Montreal on Dec. 6 and will be transported to the Canadian Museum of Hi

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