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Museums and Northeast India
Drawing attention to the material objects (including many from Northeast India) housed at the Museum
January 29, 2023
Drawing attention to the material objects (including many from Northeast India) housed at the Museum
A website for the Recover Restore and Decolonise (RRaD) project pertaining to the repatriation of
Is the process of repatriating Naga ancestral human remains from the Pitt Rivers Museum (PRM)
Morung Lecture XVIII on ‘A conversation on Repatriation: Histories of loss and renewal of hope’
The underlying need to decolonise peacebuilding is gaining ground as the emerging discourse and praxis
In her news report of the 2021 Global Investigative Journalism Conference, Nati Garcia while writing
The decolonising process attained its heights in the mid-20th century, while simultaneously the Westphalian World
Did tribes exist before colonialism? This is the rhetorical question that Ugandan political commentator Mahmood
Conflicts around boundaries and borders are ongoing in many parts of the world, including the
Since its advent, some 150 years ago, Christianity now assumes the center point of the
In this third decade of the 21st century the processes of decolonization and decolonizing methodologies
The Pitt Rivers Museum (PRM) was described as “one of the most violent spaces in
Giving a brief background of the repatriation of Naga ancestral human remains from the Pitt
Following a series of focus group discussions, the Recover Restore and Decolonise (RRaD) of Forum
“I believe that we are in a moment of historical significance. Here is history in
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The Recover, Restore and Decolonise (RRaD) contains information and resources relating to the history and effects of the removal and repatriation of Naga Ancestral Remains. RRaD is a website that is constantly being developed and added to. Whilst we aim to only present information on this website that is appropriate for a public space, accurate and up to date, we would like to acknowledge that there are many gaps in the information shared which comes from both the historic record and our own knowledge. Please get in touch at [email protected] or any of our social media handles in our contact page, if you would like to share any thoughts or questions with us regarding repatriation, and/or if you have any comments, queries or suggestions on how we can make this website as useful and usable as possible.
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The purpose of this website is to create widespread awareness about the process of repatriation and the profound impact of colonization on Naga people. Please be warned that some of the information shared here may be distressing as they reference a problematic part of history when our ancestors were referred to as ‘savages’ and ‘inferior.’ There will also be stories of our ancestors who have passed away and their remains which were taken, researched on and displayed without consent by colonizers. We request that you take the information shared here with the gravity it deserves, and we believe that you will honour our guidelines of responsible use.