The ancestral remains of 64 indigenous New Zealanders have been welcomed home in an emotional ceremony in Wellington.
They were stolen in the 19th century and taken to Austria.
Their return comes after decades of negotiations between the governments of both countries.
Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports from Tauranga, New Zealand.
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They were stolen in the 19th century and taken to Austria.
Their return comes after decades of negotiations between the governments of both countries.
Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports from Tauranga, New Zealand.
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