The first male ancestor of the Chilliwack people is going back home to British Columbia after being taken from the tribe more than 100 years ago.

T'xwel�tse, a medicine man, was turned to stone thousands of years ago. He is considered a living being by the Chilliwack people.

The Chilliwacks are part of the Sto:lo Nation of Canada but the Burke Museum in Seattle wouldn't repatriate T'xwel�tse because the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act only applies to U.S. tribes.

So the Sto:lo Nation asked the Nooksack Tribe of Washington for help. The Nooksacks are related to the Chilliwacks and the Sto:lo.

Get the Story:
Medicine man is heading home to B.C. (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 10/4)

Relevant Links:
Burke Museum - http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum