Tlingit artist protests auction of Native artifacts in Paris

Alaska Natives and Native American tribes around the country protested when a Paris company auctioned off multiple Native artifacts last week. But, their opposition wasn’t enough to stop the auction. The auctioneer’s inventory included items sacred to the Tlingit and Haida. A Tlingit artist from Juneau says she joined the protest in Paris because she wanted her ancestors inside the objects being sold to know she was there.
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