Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestors returned home from the United Kingdom
As part of the Australian Government’s commitment to international repatriation, the remains of 18 First Nations ancestors from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum in the United Kingdom will return home to Australia.
The ancestors were returned at a handover ceremony in Oxford. One Old Person has been returned to the custodianship of the South East First Nations people of South Australia, while the Australian Government has taken stewardship of 17 ancestors so they can be cared for closer to home.