The Woolly Dog's Return: A Glimmer of Cultural Reckoning The recent arrival of a 160 year old woolly dog pelt at the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology (MOA) in Vancouver is being hailed as a "powerful moment" for Indigenous communities.
For those familiar with the dark history of colonialism, it's a tale of cultural theft and erasure, but also one of slow and tentative reckoning.
The woolly dog, Mutton, was a cherished companion to George Gibbs, a 19th century naturalist who participated in surveys establishing the Canada US border.