(First published May 2021)New Zealand museums have reported a total of 3300 human remains/kōiwi tangata within their collections. ROSA WOODS/Stuff Dr Amber Aranui, project lead for the Ngākahu – National Repatriation Project at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, has helped work on developing a repatriation policy for New Zealand museums for several years. READ MORE:* Te Papa, taonga and the coronavirus* Is there a cure for racism? Museums Aotearoa also elected a new board after its previous board and executive director quit. Te Papa established its Ngākahu – Te Korowai o te Aroha mo ngā Kōiwi Tūpuna/National Repatriation Project, which worked with Museums Aotearoa on developing the repatriation policy.

Source: Stuff July 11, 2021 05:03 UTC