Return is part of painstaking effort to recover thousands of ancestors stolen from traditional lands who now lie in more than 20 countries
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The remains of 18 Indigenous people have been returned to Australia by two British museums, part of the laborious and painstaking effort to recover thousands of ancestors stolen from their traditional lands, which now lie in more than 20 countries around the world.
At midnight Australia time on Wednesday the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Pitt Rivers Museum returned 17 ancestors to the custodianship of the federal government, which will hold them while further research is undertaken “to determine the traditional custodians”. Another was given to the custodianship of the south-east First Nations people of South Australia, who were represented by Robyn Campbell.
Return is part of painstaking effort to recover thousands of ancestors stolen from traditional lands who now lie in more than 20 countriesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe remains of 18 Indigenous people have been returned to Australia by two British museums, part of the laborious and painstaking effort to recover thousands of ancestors stolen from their traditional lands, which now lie in more than 20 countries around the world.At midnight Australia time on Wednesday the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Pitt Rivers Museum returned 17 ancestors to the custodianship of the federal government, which will hold them while further research is undertaken “to determine the traditional custodians”. Another was given to the custodianship of the south-east First Nations people of South Australia, who were represented by Robyn Campbell.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…
