By Tara Deschamps The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is joining Indigenous organizations in calling for Hudson\u2019s Bay to keep artifacts and sacred items off the auction block. The group said Friday that any effort from the faltering department store chain to resolve its financial situation through creditor protection must not come at \u201cthe expense of Indigenous heritage and dignity.\u201d \u201cThe Congress of Aboriginal Peoples believes that any effort to liquidate or commodify Indigenous cultural property without the free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous communities is a violation of both Indigenous rights and ethical responsibility,\u201d said the group\u2019s national chief Brendan Moore. \u201cWe join the call for immediate transparency, dialogue, and a respectful process of repatriation.\u201d Moore\u2019s push for an immediate halt to the sale of any Indigenous items echo… <\/p>\n
By Tara Deschamps The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is joining Indigenous organizations in calling for Hudson\u2019s Bay to keep artifacts and sacred items off the auction block. The group said Friday that any effort from the faltering department store chain to resolve its financial situation through creditor protection must not come at \u201cthe expense of Indigenous heritage and dignity.\u201d \u201cThe Congress of Aboriginal Peoples believes that any effort to liquidate or commodify Indigenous cultural property without the free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous communities is a violation of both Indigenous rights and ethical responsibility,\u201d said the group\u2019s national chief Brendan Moore. \u201cWe join the call for immediate transparency, dialogue, and a respectful process of repatriation.\u201d Moore\u2019s push for an immediate halt to the sale of any Indigenous items echo... <\/p>\n