Maybe they should spend money on #Indigenous#repatriation instead.
“The #BritishMuseum is launching an initiative intended to counter the perception that its #collections derive only from #looted treasures.”
https://t.co/T1PNyeQohX
“[T]he iwi hold the most sacred mana (spirit) in their essence and are the living embodiment of Hawaiian ancestors that, though they came before, they continue to guide Hawaiians and to exist in the now, both physically and spiritually.” #sacred https://t.co/higJbkWhFI
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rts of Indigenous Ppls: “It is outrageous to witness the dismantling of the Bears Ears National Monument, in what constitutes a serious attack on indigenous peoples' rights in the United States.” https://t.co/8vEuSnFEsw
Ancestors returned to the people of Rapa Nui after spending 70 years in Canterbury Museum. Sold to the Government during the 1940's by a British collector. These are just some of the 400 Taonga New Zealand is slowly beginning to return home. #repatriation https://t.co/Rzj2dYtUux