Ancestors return to their Hawaiian homeland

The Hawaiian delegation at the iwi kupuna repatriation ceremony. Image: Jürgen S
The Hawaiian delegation at the iwi kupuna repatriation ceremony. Image: Jürgen Scheere (University of Jena)
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In a ceremony at the University of Jena on 10 February 2022, the bones of three ancestors (iwi kupuna in the language of the indigenous people of Hawaii) were handed over to a delegation from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) [ Here is the programme of the ceremony. pdf, 2 mb  · de ]. The iwi kupuna came to the University of Jena in the 19th century and are to be reburied in Hawai’i. In addition to Jena, the Hawaiian delegation is also travelling to three other institutions in Germany and one in Austria to take back to their homeland a total of 58 iwi kupuna that were unlawfully brought to Europe. ...
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