Long Read: Homeward Bound

In the largest single repatriation of Moriori remains to date, more than 100 ancestors were returned by London’s Natural History Museum last July. Photo: Te Papa

This is The Detail's Long Read – one in-depth story read by us every weekend

This week, it's Homeward Bound, written by Veronika Meduna and published in North & South's June issue.

Hear the story of the mission to repatriate kōimi t'chakat (Moriori skeletal remains) from all across the world. At the end, The Detail's Alexia Russell is joined by Maui Solomon, the tribe's chief negotiator and lifelong advocate of the revitalisation of Moriori culture.

You can read the full article here.

Moriori await the final return to the Chatham Islands of human remains recovered from institutions around the world.

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