By Mina Kerr-Lazenby Journalism Initiative Published: 01/07/2024 16:02 It might not look too different upon first glance, but the freshly reopened Museum of Anthropology at UBC has undergone more than a few noteworthy changes in recent months. Last week, the UBC museum opened its doors to the public after an 18-month hiatus. The closure had been for seismic upgrades, a $40-million retrofit ensuring the facility can now withstand a once-in-2,500-year earthquake, but it’s the subtle upgrades within that might be the most notable of all. Where there had once been information plaques written by museum staff beneath the artifacts and objects, now lies information written by the First Nations communities themselves. “They’re now coming from Indigenous people, there are a lot of first person quotes,” said MoA’s curator of Indigenous…
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