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  1. "The repatriation is both an apology for the destruction caused by #FrenchColonialism and a reassertion of its power. It is a reclamation of meaningful cultural objects and a funeral for a culture that no longer exists. It is a joyful celebration and a savage insult."

    On #MatiDiop's #Dahomey

    lareviewofbooks.org/article/he

    #cinéma #documentaire #documentary #Bénin #colonisationFrançaise #violencesColoniales #colonialViolence #patrimoine #pillageDeLArt #patrimony #histFr #polFr @film @histodons

  2. Switzerland returns centuries-old mummies to Bolivia in landmark repatriation ceremony.

    The Bolivian minister identified them as of Pacajes de origen Aymara origin, a culture established in the region between 1100 and 1400.

    #precolumbian #bolivia #switzerland #heritage #patrimony #decolonisation #aymara #Indigenous #histodon #southAmerica #culture

    euronews.com/culture/2023/11/2