Bill C-391 (Historical)

Indigenous Human Remains and Cultural Property Repatriation Act

An Act respecting a national strategy for the repatriation of Indigenous human remains and cultural property

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Bill Casey Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Second reading (Senate), as of May 30, 2019
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment provides for the development and implementation of a national strategy to enable the return of Indigenous human remains and cultural property to the Indigenous peoples of Canada.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-391s:

C-391 (2024) Safe Hospitals Act

C-391 (2013) An Act to amend the Currency Act and the Royal Canadian Mint Act (calling in of the cent)

C-391 (2012) An Act to amend the Currency Act and the Royal Canadian Mint Act (calling in of the cent)

C-391 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (repeal of long-gun registry)

C-391 (2009) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (repeal of long-gun registry)

C-391 (2007) An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Toronto — Danforth

Votes

June 6, 2018 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-391, An Act respecting a national strategy for the repatriation of Aboriginal cultural property

Aboriginal Cultural Property Repatriation ActRoutine Proceedings

February 1st, 2018 / 10:05 a.m.

Liberal

Bill Casey Liberal Cumberland—Colchester, NS

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-391, an act respecting a national strategy for the repatriation of aboriginal cultural property.

Mr. Speaker, it is truly my honour to introduce to the House an act respecting a national strategy for the repatriation of aboriginal cultural property. This is designed to be an incremental step to encourage governments, institutions, and private collectors to reorient their thinking around the collection, custody, study, and use of indigenous cultural property.

This started for me when I recently visited the Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre near Truro. I was admiring a beautiful ceremonial Mi'kmaq robe. The curator came over and told me that this was not the real robe. The real robe is in a museum in Australia, not on display, and it has been there since 1852.

This bill is designed to get us all to think about how artifacts can be returned to their rightful owners, the indigenous people right across the country, and I am very pleased to table it today. It is important that we provide this information to indigenous youth and the communities.

I am pleased that several indigenous members of this House have agreed to second the bill, and I appreciate that the member for Yukon seconded it as well. It represents the country from coast to coast, and I thank members very much.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)