University issues apology for housing Indigenous remains

Canada’s University of Manitoba has publicly apologised for harm it has caused to First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities more than a century after it began accepting and storing Indigenous remains, writes Brittany Hobson for The Canadian Press.

The university apologised on Monday 3 June, saying it inappropriately accepted and stored ancestral remains along with burial belongings and cultural artifacts without consent from Indigenous communities.

“We broke principles of shared humanity. A loved one should be buried for eternal rest and should remain in peace,” university President Michael Benarroch said in an interview with The Canadian Press ahead of the formal apology.
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