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June 12, 2023
Māori and Moriori remains coming back from Germany
Adam Gifford
Posted On June 12, 2023
On Wednesday Te Papa Tongarewa will welcome back remains of 95 Māori and Moriori ancestors along with 6 toi moko from seven institutions across Germany.
Its kaihautū, Arapata Hakiwai, says the repatriation is a culmination of many years of research and negotiation by Māori, the Moriori people, the Karanga Aotearoa Repatriation Programme and Germany.
The koiwi tangata, kōimi T’chakat Moriori along with some taonga Māori are returning from the Grassi Museum, Leipzig; Reiss Engelhorn Museum, Mannheim; Linden Museum; The Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History; Georg August University, Göttingen; Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim and Museum Wiesbaden.
Dr Hakiwai says returning the ancestors home is a powerful example of the museum’s strategy for healing, reconciliation, and empowerment.
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