France returns 20 Maori heads to New Zealand in hopes of properly respecting the dead (AP 1/23)
Join the Conversation
French government returns Maori ancestors to New Zealand
Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012
The French government returned the remains of 20 Maori ancestors to the New Zealand government in a private ceremony in Paris today.
The 20 heads were held by museums throughout France. A law passed in 2010 paved the way for their return back home, the Associated Press reports.
Once they are brought to New Zealand, the government there will work with Maori tribes to determine where they should go.
Get the Story:
France returns 20 Maori heads to New Zealand in hopes of properly respecting the dead (AP 1/23)
France returns 20 Maori heads to New Zealand in hopes of properly respecting the dead (AP 1/23)
Stay Connected
Contact Us
indianz@indianz.com202 630 8439 (THEZ)
Search
Top Stories
Trending in News
1 Tribes rush to respond to new coronavirus emergency created by Trump administration
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
More Stories
• Robert Chanate: Meeting an ally through a pedicab ride in DC• Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe hired lobbyist who won earmarks
News Archive
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000