{"id":660784,"date":"2026-06-29T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T05:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=660784"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:35:11","slug":"native-america-calling-first-nations-group-works-to-reclaim-thousands-of-sacred-items-from-swiss-collector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/06\/29\/native-america-calling-first-nations-group-works-to-reclaim-thousands-of-sacred-items-from-swiss-collector\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: First Nations group works to reclaim thousands of sacred items from Swiss collector"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, June 29, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nFirst Nations group works to reclaim thousands of sacred items from Swiss collector\r\n<\/div>\r\nA Swiss private collector is selling a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/manitoba-indigenous-sacred-items-repatriate-switzerland-9.7245874\">massive collection of thousands of Indigenous pipes, firearms, and cultural items<\/a>, valued at over $17 million. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nA group is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cp24.com\/news\/canada\/2026\/06\/28\/a-collection-of-sacred-indigenous-artifacts-could-soon-be-sold-after-museum-closure\/\">leading an effort to repatriate the items<\/a> that are nearly 200 years old. They originated with First Nations in Canada and potentially tribes in the United States.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcoleen.rajotte%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0zHXZwWu6nSazQiVzEPNazBg7FqbyJqThqWMq3AXjkGAFxzP1oxxyhccmtsR74fzsl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"478\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11940446\/swiss-collector-working-with-first-nations-leaders-to-repatriate-indigenous-artifacts\/\">group is hoping to raise millions of dollars to bring these items home<\/a> before they fall into another private collector\u2019s 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.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAlso, take  look at a <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/04\/01\/im-not-sure-trump-attorney-stumbles-on-american-indian-citizenship-questions\/\">pivotal U.S. Supreme Court case deciding the future of birthright citizenship<\/a>, just as their current term ends.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<iframe   src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7rg_yqitIdo\" title=\"A group calls for action to reclaim sacred items in a private collector\u2019s collection | APTN News\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">APTN News: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/7rg_yqitIdo>\r\nA group calls for action to reclaim sacred items in a private collector\u2019s collection<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nShannon O\u2019Loughlin (Choctaw), chief executive and attorney for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indian-affairs.org\/\">Association on American Indian Affairs<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/coleen.rajotte\">Coleen Rajotte<\/a> (Cree and M\u00e9tis), journalist, Sixties Scoop survivor, and repatriation advocate\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nLance White (Santee Dakota and Arikara), repatriation advocate\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nRobert Miller (Eastern Shawnee), <a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/2169910\">law professor<\/a> at Arizona State University and tribal judge\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nGerald Neufeld, repatriation researcher and advocate\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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