People from across Canada are expected to visit a small Saskatchewan community this weekend to witness the return home of a significant piece of Metis history after 128 years.
It's also hoped the unveiling of the church bell of Batoche will kickstart a resurgence in Metis pride.
The bell is to be presented to the local bishop Saturday as part of a reconciliation ceremony during the Back to Batoche days festival.
The bell hung in the Saskatchewan community of the same name when the Metis were defeated during the Northwest Rebellion in 1885. Federal troops took the bell as a trophy and brought it east.
It ended up in Millbrook, Ontario, but mysteriously vanished in 1991 and hasn't been seen publicly since.
