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Oxford Museum returns 39 Naga ancestors' remains after repatriation campaign

Oxford Museum returns 39 Naga ancestors' remains after repatriation campaign

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The Oxford Museum returned 39 Naga ancestors’ remains after a repatriation campaign. The Oxford University Council transferred custodianship of the remains to the Naga people, accompanied by a chant that says “when the soul returns, the village heals.” The remains had been in Oxford for more than a century, and the event was reported on November 10.

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    Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum has returned 39 Naga ancestral remains to Nagaland after a century. Find out why the university rejected the claim for the 40th.

    Mathrubhumi English

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    Oxford University Council transfers custodianship of 39 Naga ancestral remains to Naga people Morung Express NewsDimapur | November 10With the chant of “Langhon Langpheng Ngao,” expressing the idea that “when the soul returns, the village heals,” the Oxford University Council transferred…

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    Oxford Museum returns 39 Naga ancestors' remains after repatriation campaign

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    ‘When soul returns, village heals’: Naga ancestral remains head home after more than a century in Oxford

    Oxford University Council transfers custodianship of 39 Naga ancestral remains to Naga people Morung Express NewsDimapur | November 10With the chant of “Langhon Langpheng Ngao,” expressing the idea that “when the soul returns, the village heals,” the Oxford University Council transferred…

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    Oxford Museum returns 39 Naga ancestors' remains after repatriation campaign

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