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Should the Hudson's Bay Company be allowed to sell its Indigenous art?

Professor Niigaan James Sinclair explains how this could impact Indigenous cultural preservation.

Professor Niigaan James Sinclair explains how this could impact Indigenous cultural preservation

An artifact with beaded HBC on it.
Artifacts displayed in the Hudson’s Bay Company Gallery at the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)

The Hudson Bay Company has made a controversial decision to sell off its collection of Indigenous art and artifacts as part of its liquidation efforts.

Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud speaks with Indigenous Studies professor and Winnipeg Press columnist Niigaan James Sinclair about this decision and how it could impact Indigenous cultural preservation efforts.

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You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Niigaan James Sinclair produced by Stuart Berman.