This role is responsible for working directly with MAS members to help them understand the objects in their collections and guide them in initiating repatriation processes and stewardship agreements through meaningful relationships with Indigenous Peoples.

“I am a member of Beausoleil First Nation, an Ojibwe community on the shores of Lake Huron, and have lived in Saskatchewan for most of my adult life, and I am happily married to a woman from Prince Albert, and the Lac la Ronge Indian Band. My roots aren’t from here, but I have an appreciation for the role that Heritage Institutions can play in helping people to develop a healthy sense of heritage, to respect deep roots and cultivate new roots, so that we can all live together well. I have an academic background in archaeology, and I have an expertise in artifact identification. I have a strong passion for making our Heritage Institutions more useful for Indigenous people, to address the exclusionary historical legacies we have inherited. An important goal in that direction is to return control and authority of Indigenous items to Indigenous people. I am here to assist with that process. I don’t have all the answers, but I want to work with you to find the right ones that fit your unique cases.”

Gabriel can be reached by at: [email protected]
(306) 780-9279