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When a small museum in the city of Rouen arranged to hand back a mummified Maori head to New Zealand, the local mayor called it a "symbolic act" of atonement for European colonialists' grotesque trade in human remains.
But a row has erupted after the French Government intervened to block the return, saying the head was part of France's national heritage.
Mummified Maori head blocked from going home
Seeded on Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:08 PM EDT
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Return it. I think it's unfortunate that such remains can't be studied for historical or scientific reasons, but they belong to an indigenous community and were obtained in despicable fashion. How sick would it be if another culture began digging up our dead simply because they're fascinated by how we preserve our bodies?
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#1 - Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:25 PM EDTThese sacred remains of Maori ancestors need to be returned to their families. They must be returned because they hold more significance for Maori than they do for France's national history.
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