The return of ancestral remains that were removed during the colonial era and displayed for decades has been negotiated by tribes from the Indian state of Nagaland at a British museum.
Skulls and other body parts were frequently transported as “trophies” from Asia, Africa, and other places to Britain and other former colonial powers for study, trade, or exhibition.
As part of a centuries-old campaign calling for reparations for colonialism and slavery, there are increasing requests around the world for the return of such remains and stolen art to their communities.
The skulls of 19 African Americans were brought back to New Orleans only last month.
