OP-ED: Is indigenous artifact repatriation ‘Indian giving’?

"Growing demands for repatriating artifacts not shown to be obtained through property crimes suggest indigenous notions of criminality rely on an ancient presumption of guilt unless proven innocent."

Author: Hymie Rubenstein

Contemporary notions of criminal behaviour in countries like Canada are based on the presumption of innocence unless proven guilty in a court of law. This notion also applies to property crimes like stealing, fraud, burglary, robbery, and shoplifting.

Given the growing demands for the repatriation of historical and prehistorical a…