Expert: Hudson’s Bay auction of art and artifacts  

The Hudson’s Bay recently received permission to auction off its collection of over 4,000 artifacts and pieces of art to help pay its creditors. However, the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is now joining with the Assembly of First Nations, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak in calling on Hudson’s Bay to halt the sale of Indigenous artifacts, which may include sacred items.  

This McGill expert can provide insight into the situation:

Gloria Bell, Assistant Professor, Department of Art History and Communications Studies, has expertise in Indigenous arts of the Americas and has contributed to discussions about repatriating the Indigenous artifacts held in the Vatican museums. 

Gloria.bell [at] mcgill.ca (English)