Gloria Bell
Indigenous art; Restitution; Vatican Museums; Archives: Anti-colonial approaches: De-colonial Approaches; Indigenous Protest; Indigenous Activism; Global Indigenous Arts; Museum Studies
CBC News Network Natasha Fatah speaks with author and professor Gloria Bell https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7006032, December 6, 2025
“An Art Historian Looks at the Origins of the Indigenous Arts Collection at the Vatican Museums,” The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/an-art-historian-looks-at-the-origins-of-the-indigenous-arts-collection-at-the-vatican-museums-270239, November 25, 2025
Interview with Associated Press, “Vatican returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples in Canada,” https://apnews.com/article/vatican-canada-indigenous-artifacts-pope-37194143ef3b0d9648dda61e44d7065a, November 15, 2025
Interview with New York Times, ‘Vatican to Return Indigenous Cultural Items to Canada Taken a Century Ago,” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/world/canada/vatican-return-indigenous-canada-artifacts.html, November 15, 2025
Television Interview with Global News, “Global National: Nov. 15, 2025 | Vatican returning 62 Indigenous artifacts to Canada after 100 years,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=uyhdFY8noQ3aBAko&v=IYw_55oF7-w&feature=youtu.be, November 15, 2025
Interview with Associated Press, “Vatican will return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada as gesture of reconciliation,” https://apnews.com/article/vatican-canada-indigenous-restitution-6e48b44f7094a3aa3baa799a2e6f5b10, October 22, 2025
Interview with CBC News, “Indigenous artifacts held in Vatican Museums finally heading back to Canada,” https://www.cbc.ca/news/vatican-museums-indigenous-artifacts-canada-9.6946597, October 21, 2025
Interview with Religion Unplugged, “Vatican Stalls Return of Stolen Treasures,” https://religionunplugged.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-stalls-return-of-stolen-treasures-to-first-nations-ethiopia, July 29, 2025
Webcast with Algonquin Knowledge Keeper Monique Manatch, “Gloria Jane Bell on Indigenous Art, Vatican Archives & the Fight for Rematriation,” Indigital Insights, https://icmi.ca/insights/, June 2, 2025
Interview with CNN, "Pope Francis Indigenous Artifacts Canada Intl," May 29, 2025
Television Interview with Global News at the Vatican Museums, "Pope Leo XIV Faces Calls to Return Indigenous Artifacts," May 9, 2025
Restitution Matters, “Pope Francis’s legacy includes a call for restitution,” April 28, 2025
Restitution Matters, “Eternal Sovereigns,” August 23, 2024
Restitution Matters, “Trudeau urges Pope to return Indigenous items held in the Vatican’s collection” June 24, 2024
Interview with Globe and Mail, March 30, 2024, https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-vatican-indigenous-items-repatriation/
Restitution Matters, “What impact does pope Francis’ return of three Parthenon marbles have?” May 8, 2023
Interview with McGill Newspaper, Montreal, April 6, 2023. “Alanis Obomsawin.”
Interview with Domani Newspaper, Rome, December 21, 2022
Interview with Austrian Radio, October 15, 2022, https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20221015/694750/Geraubte-Traditionen
Interview with CBC Yukon, October 1, 2022
Interview with New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/07/25/world/pope-francis-canada-visit#indigenous-leaders-want-the-vatican-to-return-their-heritage, July 25, 2022
Interview with Toronto Radio, https://omny.fm/shows/kelly-cutrara/vatican-calls-artifacts-gifts-but-indigenous-group, July 25, 2022
Interview with BBC world news, July 21, 2022
Interview with Associated Press, https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-entertainment-travel-canada-3e9ab6fad79ee444f20633fd8020edea, July 21, 2022
Interview with CBC, https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/metis-researcher-counter-narrative-vatican-indigenous-1.6394948, March 29, 2022
