Scottish museum to return skulls
Dennis Shanahan; 9/4/08
The skulls of six Aborigines that have been gathering dust in Scotland since the 19th century will be returned to Australia within weeks. The six skulls were given to National Museums Scotland in the 19th century by collectors and there is little information on the remains apart from the country they came from.
Kevin Rudd welcomed the announcement that the skulls would be sent back to Australia. “Australia applauds the National Museums Scotland for facilitating this return and earlier returns of indigenous remains,” the Prime Minister said in London yesterday.
See; http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23509818-5013404,00.html
Tags: Aboriginal/Australia, Culture, Human Rights