Nisga'a Nation Celebrates Totem's Return To B.C.- Canada

Nisga'a Nation Celebrates Totem's Return To B.C.- Canada

Sim'oogit Laay (Chief Bruce Haldane) speaks while standing in front of the House of Ni'isjoohl memorial totem during a homecoming celebration for it at the Nisga'a Nation, in Laxgalts'ap, B.C., Canada, Friday, September 29, 2023. The totem, on display in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh since 1930, was returned to the Nass Valley, which is about 1,400 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, after a journey that included a flight aboard a Canadian Armed Forces aircraft. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nisga'a Nation Celebrates Totem's Return To B.C.- Canada

Nisga'a Nation Celebrates Totem's Return To B.C.- Canada

Sim'oogit Laay (Chief Bruce Haldane) listens during a homecoming celebration for the House of Ni'isjoohl memorial totem at the Nisga'a Nation, in Laxgalts'ap, B.C., Canada, Friday, September 29, 2023. The totem, on display in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh since 1930, was returned to the Nass Valley, which is about 1,400 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, after a journey that included a flight aboard a Canadian Armed Forces aircraft. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nisga'a Nation Celebrates Totem's Return To B.C.- Canada

Nisga'a Nation Celebrates Totem's Return To B.C.- Canada

Sim'oogit Ni'isjoohl (Chief Earl Stephens), front left, leads other chiefs and Nisga'a people past the House of Ni'isjoohl memorial totem before it was opened during a welcoming ceremony for the pole at the Nisga'a Nation, in Laxgalts'ap, B.C., Canada, Friday, September 29, 2023. The totem, on display in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh since 1930, was returned to the Nass Valley, which is about 1,400 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, after a journey that included a flight aboard a Canadian Armed Forces aircraft. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nisga'a Nation Celebrates Totem's Return To B.C.- Canada

Nisga'a Nation Celebrates Totem's Return To B.C.- Canada

Sim'oogit Laay (Chief Bruce Haldane) speaks while standing in front of the House of Ni'isjoohl memorial totem during a homecoming celebration for it at the Nisga'a Nation, in Laxgalts'ap, B.C., Canada, Friday, September 29, 2023. The totem, on display in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh since 1930, was returned to the Nass Valley, which is about 1,400 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, after a journey that included a flight aboard a Canadian Armed Forces aircraft. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nisga'a Nation Celebrates Totem's Return To B.C.- Canada

Nisga'a Nation Celebrates Totem's Return To B.C.- Canada

Sim'oogit Duuk (Chief William Moore) pauses while speaking in front of the House of Ni'isjoohl memorial totem during a homecoming celebration for it at the Nisga'a Nation, in Laxgalts'ap, B.C., Canada, Friday, September 29, 2023. The totem, on display in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh since 1930, was returned to the Nass Valley, which is about 1,400 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, after a journey that included a flight aboard a Canadian Armed Forces aircraft. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM