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By Andie Mollins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Williams Lake Tribune The T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation has co-developed an exhibition with the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) to celebrate the first major museum return of T\u015dilhqot\u2019in ancestral belongings. The exhibition opened on June 20 and will be on display for about a year before travelling to other locations across British Columbia and beyond. “This exhibition represents the change needed in museums around the world\u2014working in relationships of respect, sharing the workload, and telling stories together,” said Nits\u2019il\u0294in (Chief) Otis Guichon, tribal chief of the T\u015dilhqot\u2019in National Government (TNG). The exhibition is part of a larger exhibit at the MOV called The Work of Repair: Redress and Repatriation at the Museum of Vancouver. The Ts\u0302ilhqot\u2019in’s portion of the exhibition, Nexwenen Nataghel\u0294ilh or \u2018we bring… <\/p>\n

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By Andie Mollins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Williams Lake Tribune The T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation has co-developed an exhibition with the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) to celebrate the first major museum return of T\u015dilhqot\u2019in ancestral belongings. The exhibition opened on June 20 and will be on display for about a year before travelling to other locations across British Columbia and beyond. “This exhibition represents the change needed in museums around the world\u2014working in relationships of respect, sharing the workload, and telling stories together,” said Nits\u2019il\u0294in (Chief) Otis Guichon, tribal chief of the T\u015dilhqot\u2019in National Government (TNG). The exhibition is part of a larger exhibit at the MOV called The Work of Repair: Redress and Repatriation at the Museum of Vancouver. The Ts\u0302ilhqot\u2019in’s portion of the exhibition, Nexwenen Nataghel\u0294ilh or \u2018we bring... <\/p>\n

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