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Native America Calling: First Nations group works to reclaim thousands of sacred items from Swiss collector
Monday, June 29, 2026
First Nations group works to reclaim thousands of sacred items from Swiss collector
A Swiss private collector is selling a massive collection of thousands of Indigenous pipes, firearms, and cultural items, valued at over $17 million.
A group is leading an effort to repatriate the items that are nearly 200 years old. They originated with First Nations in Canada and potentially tribes in the United States.
The group is hoping to raise millions of dollars to bring these items home before they fall into another private collector’s hands. Tune into Native America Calling to discuss the struggle to reclaim items from overseas private collectors, alongside a the broader push make museums and universities return ancestral items by a 2029 deadline.
Also, take look at a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court case deciding the future of birthright citizenship, just as their current term ends.
Guests on Native America Calling
Shannon O’Loughlin (Choctaw), chief executive and attorney for the Association on American Indian Affairs
Coleen Rajotte (Cree and Métis), journalist, Sixties Scoop survivor, and repatriation advocate
Lance White (Santee Dakota and Arikara), repatriation advocate
Robert Miller (Eastern Shawnee), law professor at Arizona State University and tribal judge
Gerald Neufeld, repatriation researcher and advocate
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