The Royal B.C. Museum is returning a totem pole to a First Nation on the mainland following a years-long process.
The museum says it purchased the pole for $45 in 1897."He’s stuck there on that totem pole. His spirit is stuck there," Snuxyaltwa told CTV News on Wednesday.
"Finding the story, making sure we’ve got the right information, making sure it goes to the right family, that’s where the time is taken up," said Hanuse. Third floor walls and windows are coming down so the 680 kilogram pole can start its journey back home on Feb. 13.
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