Keyoh NEWS
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IN THE MEDIA
Traditional Headdress Returned After Being Taken from Maiyoo Keyoh Territory Nearly 150 years ago
December 05, 2022
This weekend saw a 200 year-old traditional headdress returned to northern BC, nearly 150 years after it was originally taken. According to the Maiyoo Keyoh Society, the Susk’uz headdress was stolen by Catholic Priest Adrien Morrice in 1887.
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Repatriated 200-year-old Indigenous headgear on display at northern BC museum.
December 03, 2022
The return of a 200-year-old Susk’uz headdress that stood on display at the Royal Ontario Museum for some 140 years will be celebrated in a repatriation ceremony in northern BC on Saturday.
The Keyohwhudachun (chief) headdress is a cultural artifact of the Maiyoo Keyoh, a family territory about 100 kilometers northwest of Prince George.
IN THE MEDIA
Traditional headdress returned to Prince George area after 150 years
December 03, 2022
The newly renovated Exploration Place has opened its first new exhibit, which features hundreds of years of local area history.
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This afternoon, they cut the ribbon on the Susk’uz Headdress Exhibit.
The headdress in question has returned home after spending over 140 years at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.
IN THE MEDIA
Repatriated 200-year-old Indigenous headdress to go on display in northern B.C. museum
December 03, 2022
This new exhibit was opened at the Exploration Place, and the entire exhibit is filled with emotion, as a Susuk’uz headdress, at least 200 years old, was returned to BC and the Dene people from the Royal Ontario Museum.
IN THE MEDIA
200 year old Susk’uz headdress returned
December 03, 2022
This new exhibit was opened at the Exploration Place, and the entire exhibit is filled with emotion, as a Susuk’uz headdress, at least 200 years old, was returned to BC and the Dene people from the Royal Ontario Museum.
IN THE MEDIA
Maiyoo Keyoh Society sees return of 200-year-old Susk’uz Headdress
December 01, 2022
About seven years ago, the Maiyoo Keyoh Society discovered a traditional headdress was on display at a museum in eastern Canada. The headdress was taken by Father Morrice in about 1887, 145 years ago, and ended up on display at the Royal Ontario Museum.
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MAIYOO KEYOH SOCIETY REPATRIATION CEREMONY:
SUSK’UZ HEADDRESS EXHIBIT OPENING
November 18, 2022
Join the Maiyoo Keyoh Society on December 3rd, 2022, at 10:00 am for the Meet and Greet followed by 1:00 PM for the grand opening of the Susk'uz Headdress Exhibit at The Exploration Place in Prince George, BC.
IN THE MEDIA
Repatriation Discussion w/ Maiyoo Keyoh Society
May 2021
In this podcast, Leia Patterson, BCMA Learning Resource Coordinator, is joined by Chief Petra Munroe from the Maiyoo Keyoh Society, a 2020 Repatriation Grant recipient, to discuss their community’s repatriation work.
