The story of an Ojibwe drum shows how auction houses can help — or hurt — efforts to repatriate Indigenous objects

Arsenault says sacred Native objects go up for sale on the private market all too often. “It’s a very painful catch-22 situation that tribes find themselves in,” said Jaime Arsenault.Arsenault says sacred Native objects go up for sale on the private market all too often. “It’s a very painful catch-22 situation that tribes find themselves in,” said Jaime Arsenault.