Swiss collector seeks millions of dollars to repatriate Indigenous artifacts

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A Swiss man who has amassed thousands of Indigenous ceremonial and historical items from across North America, which were displayed in his private museum outside of Zurich, Switzerland, is working with a First Nations group to repatriate the items. The only thing standing in the way is the price tag. Vincent Escriba estimates his collection to be worth $13 to $17 million. He says he wants the items sold together, to either start a museum in Winnipeg or be returned to the nations they were taken from. Melissa Ridgen reports. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/11940446/swiss-collector-working-with-first-nations-leaders-to-repatriate-indigenous-artifacts/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@globalnews.ca?lang=en #indigenoushistory #indigenousculture #GlobalNews

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