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India: Oxford University museum returns remains of 39 people to naga community

Euronews Portugal7 September 2026 at 14:44

The Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford will return the remains of 39 people to the naga community in India. The museum indicated that it has been working "in close collaboration" with the Naga people to set the date of delivery. After the handover ceremony, a Naga delegation will accompany the remains on their journey home. The return is part of a broader movement among museum institutions that recognize the need to restitute human and cultural materials to their communities of origin.

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