HBC카지노 게임 컬렉션™s artworks and collections help us understand Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션™s origins 카지노 게임 컬렉션” and can be auctioned off

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HBC카지노 게임 컬렉션™s artworks and collections help us understand Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션™s origins 카지노 게임 컬렉션” and can be auctioned off

A proposed auction of thousands of Hudson카지노 게임 컬렉션™s Bay Company artifacts raises questions about cultural stewardship, repatriation, and the limits of Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션™s heritage laws.

By Norman Vorano Associate Professor of Art History and Head of the Department of Art History and Art Conservation, Queen's 카지노게임사이트

May 15, 2025

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Stack of old books in an archive

Archival materials related to the Hudson카지노 게임 컬렉션™s Bay Company are housed at the Archives of Manitoba. A large portion of the collection was formally donated by the HBC in 1994. (Adobe)

The of many of the Hudson카지노 게임 컬렉션™s Bay Company카지노 게임 컬렉션™s (HBC) collections that together trace over three centuries of Indigenous and European interaction across this continent represents a profound threat to Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션™s collective memory and identity.

An Ontario Superior Court judge ruled that the company could move forward with an auction of historic artifacts and artworks.

Several government and non-government cultural agencies, including the Manitoba Museum and , have and the financial advisory firm it카지노 게임 컬렉션™s working with.

First Nations leaders say many of the objects likely have and are .

As an art history professor who has researched curatorial and museum practices, I can attest to the cultural and scholarly value of or disappearing into private hands.

This situation exposes the reach and limits of Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션™s . The act has provisions to delay or block export of cultural property, defined broadly as 카지노 게임 컬렉션œ, which may be important from an archaeological, historical, artistic or scientific perspective.카지노 게임 컬렉션 Yet, this legislation offers no guarantees that the objects will end up in Canadian museums or under Indigenous stewardship.

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Hudson카지노 게임 컬렉션™s Bay Company Archival material reflects centuries of trade, cultural exchange, and history in Canada. (Adobe)

Importance for memory

After moving its head office from them in 1994 to the province. The vast collection includes about 130,000 images and all minute books from meetings of HBC카지노 게임 컬렉션™s governor and committee from 1671 to 1970.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated a as part of the . Items with this designation are recognized as .

If the items heading to auction are similar, they, too, would be embedded with stories of political negotiation, cultural exchange and economic transformation that helped forge Canada over three centuries.

Some HBC records have provided a window into , offering valuable long-term data to environmental researchers. Others show evidence of Indigenous trade, land occupation and cultural presence relevant to , band membership documentation and .

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, citing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, has called for in any discussion concerning the disposition of HBC items and stopping any sale or transfer of artifacts that 카지노 게임 컬렉션œmay belong to or be linked with First Nations.카지노 게임 컬렉션

a stack of old scrolls

Hudson카지노 게임 컬렉션™s Bay Company Archival material reflects centuries of trade, cultural exchange, and history in Canada. (Adobe)

1977 legislation

Prior to Parliament passing the CPEIA legislation in 1977, the federal government had few legal mechanisms to safeguard cultural heritage at home or abroad.

The into the development of Canadian arts and culture acknowledged the sale and export of important collections, including Indigenous cultural belongings. It noted that some Canadian museums had been requesting

Global concern for cultural property

An emerging global consensus on the need for a stronger cross-border regulatory system also shaped CPEIA카지노 게임 컬렉션™s development. The 1954 was the first international legal framework for the protection of moveable 카지노 게임 컬렉션œcultural property.카지노 게임 컬렉션 This was created in response to the .

By the 1960s, Canada was studying British and French laws, particularly the U.K.카지노 게임 컬렉션™s 1952 , as models for export controls. Borrowing from the Waverly Report, CPEIA relied upon, in the words of Canadian diplomat Ian Christie Clark, a working together with the government to ensure compliance.

The final push to develop national policies flowed from the . This obliged signatory states to develop their own laws to protect cultural heritage and facilitate the return of illegally exported property. To claim the reciprocal benefits of the convention, Canada had to act.

Relevance of the CPEIA

An independent committee of specialists, established through , can designate parts, or the entirety, of the HBC collection as 카지노 게임 컬렉션œ카지노 게임 컬렉션 if the HBC .

In such a circumstance, the HBC, in tandem with a collecting institution, can request a review to unlock if certified.

This designation could also arise if the owner 카지노 게임 컬렉션” either the HBC or a successful buyer 카지노 게임 컬렉션” applied for an export permit to move the collection out of Canada. This application would be screened against CPEIA카지노 게임 컬렉션™s export control list, which covers everything from archaeological and scientific specimens to documentary records and artworks that exceed age and value thresholds.

If those thresholds were met, and an export permit is denied, the works would be referred to an expert examiner for a full assessment. A private sale within Canada would not alone prompt the review.

The store plaque at Toronto카지노 게임 컬렉션™s downtown Hudson카지노 게임 컬렉션™s Bay store.

The store plaque at Toronto카지노 게임 컬렉션™s downtown Hudson카지노 게임 컬렉션™s Bay store. (Adobe)

Receiving a cultural property designation would, at least temporarily, .

Importantly, the delay would give federally to preserve and support Indigenous heritage, an opportunity to purchase cultural property that has been denied an export permit. For this, CPEIA offers for designated institutions to match the appraised value. Those grants and loans can also be used to repatriate collections that are abroad.

HBC카지노 게임 컬렉션™s historic archive is a prism through which we view Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션™s origins.

Dispersing or exporting this collection would significantly diminish our understanding of Canada. While CPEIA may play a role in retaining it, it offers no certainties.The Conversation


, Associate Professor of Art History and Head of the Department of Art History and Art Conservation,

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