US EditionRemains of 36 Indigenous Australians to be returned home
- The remains of 36 First Nations people were returned to Australia during a ceremony in London.
- Four Indigenous representatives from the Woppaburra, Warrgamay, Wuthathi, and Yadhighana communities were present for the handover of the ancestors' bodies.
- Woppaburra representative Wayne Blair stated, 'It is our cultural duty and responsibility to bring our ancestors home, to be reburied on country, finally laid to rest, with dignity and finally at peace.'
- Keron Murray, a Wuthathi man, described the process as crucial for restoring spiritual and cultural balance, noting, 'It allows us to honour our Old People, to bring them back to Country and allow their spirits to rest.
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London museum returns Indigenous Australians' remains
The remains of six Indigenous people are being returned to the Woppaburra, Warrgamay, Wuthathi, and Yadhighana communities in Queensland, while another 30 sets of remains are under the Australian government's stewardship while their traditional custodians are identified.
London museum repatriates remains of 36 Indigenous ancestors to their communities
The remains of 36 Indigenous ancestors, held at London’s Natural History Museum, have been handed back to their communities. While repatriations are happening frequently, there are calls from Aboriginal leaders for the British government to provide more assistance so more remains can be brought back to country.
Remains of dozens of First Nations ancestors return home
The remains of 36 First Nations ancestors have returned to Australia from the UK in a "deeply poignant" ceremony.The ceremony, hosted by the Natural History Museum London, saw ancestors returned to four Indigenous peoples in Queensland.The Woppaburry community and the Warrgamay community each took custody of one ancestor, while two apiece returned to the Wuthathi community and the Yadhighana community.READ MORE: RBA chief cautions patience in fa…
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