Mar 12, 2020
The remains of a Beothuk couple that were taken to Scotland almost two centuries ago have been returned to Newfoundland and Labrador.
The remains of a Beothuk couple who were taken from a grave in central Newfoundland and sent to Scotland almost two centuries ago have been returned to their home province.
The skulls of Nonosabasut and Demasduit were repatriated at a sombre ceremony Wednesday evening at The Rooms, the province's archive and museum in St. John's.
"This is for me a sacred moment in our history," said Chief Mi'sel Joe of the Miawpukek First Nation in Conne River, who began the campaign to return the remains about five years ago.
Premier Dwight Ball and leaders from the province's five Indigenous groups were at the ceremony.
